AUSTRALIA \u2013 November 12, 2008 \u2013 Today Ubisoft announced that it has acquired from Activision Blizzard the assets and all of the personnel of esteemed Malm\u00f6, Sweden- based studio Massive Entertainment\u00ae, as well as the real time strategy brand World In Conflict\u00ae.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Created in 1997, Massive employs over 120 developers and was ranked as one of the top 50 best game studios in the world by Game Developers Research in 2008. The studio is world-renowned for its expertise in the RTS genre and for the quality of its innovative proprietary technologies. World in Conflict\u00ae was acclaimed by critics, receiving the Best Strategy Game of E3 2007 award, as well as being named Best Online Multiplayer Game of 2007 by IGN, and Most Innovative Game of 2007 by Gamespot, among many other awards.<\/p>\n
“We are delighted to welcome the talented team of creators at Massive into the Ubisoft family,” said Christine Burgess-Quemard, executive director of worldwide production studios at Ubisoft. “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.”<\/p>\n
\u201cMassive\u2019s development team places great importance on its freedom to innovate and create games of the highest quality,\u201d stated Martin Walfisz, president and founder of Massive Entertainment\u00ae. \u201cWe are fortunate to have found in Ubisoft a publisher who shares the same values and understands our mindset.\u00a0 I have no doubt that our future together will offer significant mutual benefit and synergy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AUSTRALIA \u2013 November 12, 2008 \u2013 Today Ubisoft announced that it has acquired from Activision Blizzard the assets and all of the personnel of esteemed Malm\u00f6, Sweden- based studio Massive Entertainment\u00ae, as well as the real time strategy brand World In Conflict\u00ae.\u00a0 Created in 1997, Massive employs over 120 developers and was ranked as one<\/p>\n