Red Barrels
Current logo as of September 2016.
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Red Barrel Games |
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| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | July 4, 2012 |
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| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Number of employees
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10-18 (2016) |
| Website | redbarrelsgames.com |
Red Barrels Inc. (shortened to Red Barrels) is a Canadian independent video game developer, video game and comic publisher founded in 4 July 2012 by Philippe Morin, David Chateauneuf, and Hugo Dallaire.
Morin, Chateauneuf and Dallaire were originally developers for both Ubisoft Montreal and EA Montreal, but founded the company after the origination of an IP by Dallaire in 2010. After leaving, the team's online presence began in July 2012 and a trailer for the game was released on Halloween. The game was eventually revealed as Outlast, and was released on 4 September to positive reviews from critics and helped recognize the developers in the industry.
Philippe Morin, David Chateauneuf and Hugo Dallaire were originally video game developers for Ubisoft Montreal and were hired in 1997-98, with Chateauneuf helping develop Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, and Morin and Dallaire developing Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Eventually, Morin left Ubisoft in 2009 and worked for EA Montreal in 2010 for an original IP concept by Dalliare, but was cancelled within the same year. With no other options, Morin left in January 2011 to pursue Red Barrels.
After resigning, Morin met Chateauneuf and Dallaire after the trio left their jobs, agreeing to start their own company. After a technical difficulty with a prior submission, the group acquired $300K in funding from the Canada Media Fund during the 2012-2013 fiscal year and $1 million in the 2013-2014 year. The group founded Red Barrels on 4 July 2012, approximately 18 months after their resignations.
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