Sept 5 (Reuters) - UBISOFT UBIP.PA :
* UBISOFT IS FOCUSING ON SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING ITS REGIONAL OPERATIONS WITH CREATION OF UBISOFT SAGUENAY STUDIO IN EARLY 2018
* ALSO INTENDS TO PURSUE ITS REGIONAL EXPANSION AND OPEN ANOTHER STUDIO IN PROVINCE OF QUEBEC BY 2027
* STUDIO SHOULD GROW TO 125 EMPLOYEES WITHIN 5 YEARS, WHICH REPRESENTS DIRECT REGIONAL INVESTMENTS FROM CO OF $135M BY 2027
* ANTICIPATES CREATING 200 NEW JOBS FOR QUEBEC CITY AS WELL AS 675 FOR MONTREAL AND ANOTHER NEW STUDIO TO BE OPENED ELSEWHERE IN QUEBEC
* PLANS ON INVESTING $13M, IN ADDITION TO ITS CURRENT COMMITMENTS, IN EDUCATION, APPLIED UNIVERSITY RESEARCH, ECOSYSTEM OF TECHNO-CREATIVE START-UPS