“Alain Tascan is almost certainly not the image of an EA employee that most people would have in mind; he’s emphatically French, and resolutely not afraid to speak his mind. It was speaking his mind at the recent Montreal International Game Summit that led to headlines across the specialist press for the charismatic General Manager of EA Montreal. Speaking during the roundtable discussion that ended the summit, Tascan said he felt the recent Xbox 360 title Gears of War brought ‘nothing in terms of innovation to the shooter… Like, zero,’ adding, ‘myself, I prefer something more creative.’”

It didn’t take long before people brought up the irony of an executive at EA, most famous for their annual sports franchise titles, making a comment about innovation. The day after his infamous comments, Gamasutra had a chance to talk with Tascan and tour the EA Montreal Studios.”

The last of my reports from the Montreal International Game Summit, I rather like Alain Tascan, even if I’m not sure he’d remember me. He’s got surprisingly strong opinions and is passionate as hell. I think Army of Two is definitely going to be one to watch out for.