Paris, France – April 29, 2008 – Today Ubisoft announces that Kiev, Ukraine, has been
chosen as the location of its latest internal development studio.
The studio represents Ubisoft’s third studio in Eastern Europe, and the fifth new studio to swell
the group’s ranks in the last few months.
The Ukraine has long been of interest to the game industry and has numerous gaming-related
companies in operation across the country. Home to over 100 of the country’s 300 IT
universities and institutions, and with over 7000 graduates in software-related disciplines
annually, the city of Kiev was quickly determined to be a promising location for a new Ubisoft
studio. A core team of 12 developers, led by Vitalii Blazheiev, has already contributed to the
PC version of Blazing Angels®: Secret Missions of WWII. The team plans to have 50 people in
the studio within the next 12 months.

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