EA Montreal is now Visceral Montreal

[deceiver]

The news came up in one of our newspapers today (for those who can read french): http://lapresseaffaires.cyberpresse.ca/ ... ntreal.php

No layoffs or anything, so that's good. I guess they were really happy with Montreal's work on the Dead Space Extraction port for PS3!

[Furyo]

I'm pretty sure it's got a lot more to do with the yet unannounced game everyone on the Montreal scene knows about already

[deceiver]

Some kind of AAA military FPS from what I saw from the job postings in the last months?

[-HP-]

omg, AAA military FPS!? It's an originality revolution within the games industry!1!

[Thrik]

But it'll be more visceral and emotionally engaging, as well as taking players to places they've never been before!

[Serenius]

I'm hoping the military FPS is untrue and it's really Dante's Purgatorio.

[deceiver]

Here are some of the posts I had come across:

- Electronic Arts Montreal is looking for a highly motivated individual with outstanding communication skills and a proven ability to achieve superior quality in the AAA shooter space.

- EA Montreal is seeking an Animation Director for an exciting new AAA 3rd Person Action IP!

- One of our most popular military first person shooter franchises is seeking a Lead Designer to join either our Montreal or LA team.

- EA Montreal is looking for a talented, motivated Technical Artist for one of our most popular franchises.

- EA Montreal is currently looking for Senior Level Designers who will be working under the direction of the Lead Level Designer for an exciting new AAA 3rd Person Action IP!

[Serenius]

3rd person action IP? Sounds like Dante's Purgatorio to me!

[Furyo]

Last I heard it was a 3rd person action adventure title that had some shooting elements. I know a few more things that I can't spill here, but I'd be very very surprised if it turned into a shooter proper.

[Minos]

Please Montreal, stop hiring leads and directors only!!

[deceiver]

I know right =(. Wouldn't you be a senior though? Most of the companies are hiring lots of seniors atm.

[Minos]

I know right =(. Wouldn't you be a senior though? Most of the companies are hiring lots of seniors atm.

Depends on the company I think. Maybe in some small studio that makes games for handhelds.

[Tisky]

What´s the difference between Senior and Lead?

[Ginger Lord]

Leads lead Seniors

[Skjalg]

What´s the difference between Senior and Lead?

My guess would be;

Both got a few years on their resume, but only the lead wanna be a boss and have the responsibility that comes with it. (Leadership skills comes in handy)