It seems that the gaming business has its usual mergers and acquisitions going on and on! Ubisoft has sent word that they have acquired Sweden-based Massive Entertainment from Activision Blizzard. They have bought all the assets and personnel of the gaming studio.
Martin Walfisz, President & Founder, Massive Entertainment said, “Massive’s development team places great importance on its freedom to innovate and create games of the highest quality. We are fortunate to have found in Ubisoft a publisher who shares the same values and understands our mindset. I have no doubt that our future together will offer significant mutual benefit and synergy.”
Christine Burgess-Quemard is the executive director of worldwide production studios at Ubisoft. Burgess-Quemard says, “We are delighted to welcome the talented team of creators at Massive into the Ubisoft family. Ubisoft is growing at an intense pace and our strategy is to ensure the strength of our global creative teams. Massive has put together a group of some of the most confirmed and recognized creators in the industry and I know that their talent and innovation will allow them to seamlessly integrate into our worldwide network of production studios.”
Massive Entertainment was formed eleven years ago and employs more than hundred and twenty developers. Recently, it worked on the real-time strategy game, World in Conflict for the PC. The game got decent reviews from the publications.