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Founded 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada by Guillaume Provost (formerly of Arkane Studios). Developer of Contrast (2013), We Happy Few (2018), and South of Midnight (2025). Acquired by Microsoft in June 2018 as part of Xbox Game Studios.

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