Too remote. Too expensive. And too darn hot!
It’s easy enough to come up a short list of perfectly valid reasons to not have a game studio in Singapore. After all, the challenges are plentiful. Singapore, for starters, isn’t known as a hub for gaming – both in terms of talent (so there ain’t a whole lot of seasoned development professionals to recruit from) and market size (in other words, not necessarily the best place to market-test new ideas). Plus, Singapore is relatively expensive compared to other locations around the globe when it comes to everything from the cost of office space to the price of employing top-tier talent. And then there’s the heat…
Insider Gaming - "Ubisoft has cancelled yet another game, this time ending development on the Animal Crossing-inspired title Alterra."
HALIFAX (April 14, 2026) – Laid-off Ubisoft workers in Halifax have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a settlement with the video-game giant. The terms of the settlement, including the compensation employees will receive, is confidential.
I can't sit here and act like I know these workers financial situations. And I'm sure nobody wakes up WANTING to go to court. But for the sake of the industry, I wish some of these types of cases made it to trial.
Settlements allow companies to continue to do whatever abusive practices they do. While the trials (should the company lose) would actually force real changes for the better.
But again, I'm not in these workers shoes and I can understand them not wanting to risk it.
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