MONTREAL — French software company Ubisoft, best known for its computer games, is acquiring Hybride Technologies — an 80-employee Quebec-based company that develops tools for creating special-effects in movies, television and advertising. Hybride's projects include such the films Frank Miller's Sin City, 300, and the Spy Kids series. Ubisoft hasn't announced how much it will pay for the Quebec company but said it is expected to initially generate the equivalent of about $10-million to $11-million in sales. Ubisoft already has a presence in 27 countries including Canada, where it employs more than 1,000 in Quebec. Among the company's game titles is Assassin's Creed for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and a several best-selling games based on the Tom Clancy spy thriller novels. Hybride will continue to work with its film...
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