Ubisoft Vancouver, Inc.

Moby ID: 12800

AKA +
  • Action Pants Inc. (from 2006 to 2009)

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Ubisoft Vancouver was a game development studio based in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada). It was founded as Action Pants in 2006 by Simon Andrews, Nik Palmer and Omar Al-Khafaji. Prior to the establishment they worked together at Electronic Arts Canada.

On 3 February 2009, Ubisoft Entertainment announced to have acquired the company. At the time the studio consisted of 110 developers and none of them were let go. Ubisoft Vancouver worked on various titles, but on 17 January 2012, Ubisoft announced to have closed the studio.

Credited on 5 Games from 2009 to 2012

ESPN Sports Connection (2012 on Wii U)
MotionSports Adrenaline (2011 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Driver: San Francisco (2011 on Windows, Xbox 360, Macintosh...)
Pure Futbol: Authentic Soccer (2010 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Academy of Champions: Soccer (2009 on Wii)

History +

January 17, 2012

Company closed.

February 3, 2009

Ubisoft Entertainment announces the studio's acquisition.

April 2006

The company is established.

Trivia +

The company website was located at www.actionpantsinc.com

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