Typhoon Studios

Typhoon Studios Inc. was a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal. Alex Hutchinson, Yassine Riahi, and Reid Schneider—veterans of Electronic Arts, Ubisoft Montreal, and WB Games Montréal—founded the studio in February 2017 and began assembling a team to develop prototypes with funding from Makers Fund.

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Typhoon Studios Inc. was a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal. Alex Hutchinson, Yassine Riahi, and Reid Schneider—veterans of Electronic Arts, Ubisoft Montreal, and WB Games Montréal—founded the studio in February 2017 and began assembling a team to develop prototypes with funding from Makers Fund.

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Canada

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Montreal

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2017-01-16

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video game industry

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business corporation

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