Ubisoft Barcelona
Subsidiary | |
Industry | Video game industry |
Founded | 1998 |
Headquarters | Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain |
Key people | Marie-Thérèse Cordon (managing director) |
Owner | Ubisoft |
Number of employees | 52 (2014) |
Parent | Ubisoft |
Divisions | Ubisoft Barcelona Mobile S.L.U. |
Website |
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Ubisoft Barcelona (formerly Ubi Soft Barcelona) is a Spanish video game developer based in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain, and operated by parent company Ubisoft. A division of the studio, Ubisoft Barcelona Mobile, is based in Barcelona, Spain. The division was acquired from Digital Chocolate under the name Digital Chocolate Barcelona in 2013.
History
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The studio opened its doors in 1998 as Ubi Soft Barcelona. It is renowned for working with new peripherals and technologies. Among most popular titles developed are Monster 4x4: World Circuit, launch title for the Wii, Your Shape the first USB camera enabled game for Wii with motion tracking, and MotionSports, a launch title for Microsoft's Kinect peripheral for Xbox 360. The studio was renamed to Ubisoft Barcelona in 2004, and currently employs 52 people.