{"id":915828,"date":"2026-09-30T22:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T22:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915828\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T22:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T22:28:14","slug":"ubisoft-adopts-massive-entertainment-as-name-of-studio-group-led-by-christoph-hartmann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915828\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft Adopts Massive Entertainment as Name of Studio Group Led by Christoph Hartmann"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Games company Ubisoft has landed on a name for what it has been calling &#8220;Creative House 2,&#8221; led by general manager Christoph Hartmann, the former head of Amazon Games who recently joined the team.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The group is being named Massive Entertainment, adopting the name of Ubisoft&#8217;s Sweden-based studio that has been part of the company since 2008. Massive Entertainment is the global label for titles including Tom Clancy&#8217;s &#8220;The Division,&#8221; &#8220;Ghost Recon&#8221; and &#8220;Splinter Cell,&#8221; alongside new original IP including &#8220;March of Giants,&#8221; a multiplayer online battle arena game <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/gaming\/news\/amazon-games-sells-march-of-giants-ubisoft-1236608961\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ubisoft%20acquired%20from%20Amazon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ubisoft acquired from Amazon&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ubisoft acquired from Amazon<\/a> (where it was previously developed by Hartmann and his team).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">More from Variety  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Effective Wednesday (Sept. 30), development teams responsible for these franchises in Montr\u00e9al, Paris, Sweden and Toronto will operate under the Massive Entertainment brand.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">&#8220;Massive Entertainment has always been defined by passion, ambition and incredible talent, and our focus now is on what comes next,&#8221; Hartmann said in a statement. &#8220;Bringing our teams together under one identity gives us the opportunity to combine the creative energy and expertise across Montr\u00e9al, Paris, Sweden and Toronto to shape the next generation of these iconic franchises, create new games and IPs, and push our craft and technology forward.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/875d56ac163d6cef10f865a04f7c80b64a1bde6a805b6c48aa28fb22f8499b46\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefit_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fvariety.com%2Fdb557e42458d14b7472d54ebe9a3e4a3.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"\" height=\"540\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-1f8hkhu loader\"\/><\/a>          <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Massive Entertainment remains part of Ubisoft, which publishes and distributes all games developed under the Massive Entertainment brand. There is &#8220;no change to ongoing commitments for players or partners,&#8221; Ubisoft said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Ubisoft&#8217;s Creative House 1 is Vantage Studios, as announced in October 2025 as part of its <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/gaming\/news\/ubisoft-ceo-interview-yves-g\" data-ylk=\"slk:creative%20house-led%20operating%20model;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;creative house-led operating model&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">creative house-led operating model<\/a>. The Vantage Studios portfolio includes franchises :Assassin&#8217;s Creed,&#8221; &#8220;Far Cry&#8221; and &#8220;Rainbow Six.&#8221; Its other groups (Creative House 3, 4 and 5) have not been named.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">In the past year, Ubisoft has undergone major restructuring and multiple rounds of layoffs. 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