Tag Archives: 1666

Thu, May 16, 2013 | 05:43 BST

Ubisoft: 1666 suspended, two new titles in 2013

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Ubisoft announced today during its call to investors that it has suspended development of 1666, one of the projects it picked during the THQ Auction in January. According to the firm’s CEO, Ubisoft couldn’t “align its vision on development and team management” with Patrice Désilets.

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Thu, May 09, 2013 | 06:20 BST

Ubisoft has fired THQ Montreal’s Jean-Francois Boivin, according to Désilets

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Patrice Désilets has said over Twitter that he wasn’t the only developer fired by Ubisoft yesterday.

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Tue, May 07, 2013 | 20:47 BST

Leaving Ubisoft “was not my decision,” says Désilets

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Ubisoft has announced the departure of Patrice Désilets once again, after rumors of his leaving and the cancellation of his projects surfaced earlier. Since the confirmation by Ubisoft, Désilets has since said he was fired from the company.

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Fri, Jan 25, 2013 | 20:27 GMT

Ubisoft: “We’re very happy to look forward to working with” Désilets again

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Ubisoft has elaborated a bit more on its THQ Montreal purchase, stating that the firm is “happy” over the possibility of “working with” Patrice Désilets again despite his departure back in 2010 to help build THQ’s Canadian studio.

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Fri, Jan 25, 2013 | 10:41 GMT

Ubisoft issues South Park, THQ Montreal statement: new IP confirmed

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Ubisoft won big at the THQ auction this week, snapping up South Park: The Stick of Truth and THQ Montreal. The publisher has now issued a full statement on the matter, that confirms THQ Montreal’s development of an unannounced new IP, which could be Patrice Désilets new title ’1666′, or a game known as ‘Underdog.

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Thu, Dec 20, 2012 | 22:08 GMT

THQ sold to “stalking horse,” files for bankruptcy

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THQ has confirmed it’s sold “substantially all of the assets” to a “stalking horse bidder,” affiliates of Clearlake Capital Group.

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Wed, Jul 25, 2012 | 21:26 BST

THQ registers web domains for Saints Row 4, and mysterious 1666 project

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THQ has registered new website domains for not only the next Saints Row, but its 1666 project which popped up back in March via a trademark application.

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Tue, Mar 13, 2012 | 23:17 GMT

THQ files trademark application for 1666

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One of THQ’s multiple secret projects may have just become slightly less mysterious.

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