Certain Affinity expands studio in Toronto in spite of downturn
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Certain Affinity, a game development company that has partnered to make games like Call of Duty and Halo, made a commitment to Canada when it expanded from Austin, Texas to Toronto in 2019.
And now it is expanding its Toronto team in a new location in the city’s downtown, said Paul Sams, COO of Certain Affinity in an interview with GamesBeat. It’s a rare case of a company that is still hiring in the midst of the downturn. In fact, Certain Affinity has gone 16 years without a layoff.
The new location is double the size of the company’s previous facility at 12,000 square feet. It needs the space now that the company has more than 200 people — and even though many of its people choose to work at home in the post-pandemic era. Toronto has about 30 people now and it could grow beyond 100.
“We first opened in 2019 with a much smaller site, and we’ve doubled our space moving just down the street,” Sams said. “We’re still in a great area, very central to the city, and the team is really excited about it. We’re really focusing heavily on doubling down on our investment in Toronto.”
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Certain Affinity made a name for itself by partnering with major studios on world-renowned franchises like Call of Duty, Halo, World of Tanks, Left 4 Dead, Hearthstone, Hogwarts Legacy, New World, and many more. Over the years it has developed or co-developed more than 39 games and significant content updates across 16 different franchises, including the
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