After 10 years of making video games, EA-subsidiary Respawn Entertainment (@Respawn) has opened a Vancouver studio that will focus on the development of their FPS battle royale Apex Legends (@PlayApex).

Announced via an article in gamesindustry.biz, Respawn plans to staff this studio with Canadian talent and wants to hire up to 80 new developers.

The new studio will be led by a team including head of operations Henry Lee and team director Steven Ferreira.