Ubisoft Massive
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Ubisoft Massive
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Malmö, Sweden |
| Key people | David Polfeldt, Managing Director Fredrik Rundqvist, COO Martin Hultberg, Communications Manager Henrik Sebring, Producer Petter Sydow, Producer Nicklas Cederström, Creative Director Magnus Jansén, Lead Designer Martin Walfisz, Former CEO |
| Products | See Games |
| Owner(s) | Ubisoft |
| Employees | 220 |
| Parent | Ubisoft |
| Website | www.massive.se |
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| Massive Entertainment in Malmö, Sweden |
Massive[1] (formerly Massive Entertainment) is a Swedish video game company based in Malmö, Sweden. The company is fully owned by Ubisoft.[2] They are best known for the Ground Control series of real-time tactics video games. They were acquired by Vivendi Universal Games in 2002.[3]
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On August 6, 2008, Activision Blizzard put up Massive Entertainment for sale after the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games and the subsequent internal reorganization.[4] On November 10, 2008, Ubisoft acquired Massive Entertainment.[5]
In March 2009, former CEO Martin Walfisz left Ubisoft Massive.[6]
On November 2, 2010, Massive published an article on their Facebook page detailing a visit to the Swedish Armed Forces Nordic Battle Group.[7] During this visit, several Massive developers partook in the observation of a modern military exercise. The purpose of the observation was to record audio of the entire mock battle, so developers could get a better sense of what a battlefield sounds like.
In December 2010, Ubisoft confirmed that Massive would be "teaming up on a project for Assassin's Creed".[8] On May 5, 2011, it was announced that Massive Entertainment is collaborating on development of Assassin's Creed: Revelations.[9] Massive are also collaborating on the development of Far Cry 3, which is set for a release in 2012.
Their latest release was World in Conflict, which has been described in interviews on the company's official website as a further development of the real-time tactics gameplay formula from the Ground Control games, but set in our world, during the late Cold War.[citation needed] It has also been described as being the largest project for Massive Entertainment so far, with a huge budget. The game was released on September 18, 2007 and won wide critical acclaim, including several nominations for one of the best games of 2007.[citation needed]
Games
| Title | Released in | Platform |
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| Ground Control | 2000 | PC |
| Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy | 2000 | PC |
| The Dreamjob in Rosemond Valley | ? | PC |
| Ground Control II: Operation Exodus | 2004 | PC |
| World in Conflict | 2007 | PC |
| World in Conflict: Soviet Assault | 2009 | PC |
| Assassin's Creed: Revelations | 2011 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Far Cry 3 | 2012 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
References
- ^ "Massive – Who we are". Massive.se. http://www.massive.se/about_us/who-we-are/. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ^ "UBISOFT® acquires the assets of MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT®". Ubisoftgroup.com. 2008-11-10. http://www.ubisoftgroup.com/en-US/press/detail.aspx?cid=tcm:99-31035-16&ctid=tcm:95-27313-32. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ^ "Ubisoft Massive". MobyGames. http://www.mobygames.com/company/massive-entertainment. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ^ Jason Ocampo (2008-08-06). "Massive Sell Off". IGN. http://pc.ign.com/articles/896/896876p1.html. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ "Ubisoft Acquires Massive Entertainment". http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=57393. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ Matt Martin. "Massive Entertainment founder leaves studio". gamesindustry.biz. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/massive-entertainment-founder-leaves-studi. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ^ Ubisoft Massive. "Massive goes to war". http://www.facebook.com/notes/ubisoft-massive/massive-goes-to-war/453076489642. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ^ Ubisoft (2010-12-21). "Twitter / Ubisoft: Ubisoft’s Massive studio t". Twitter.com. http://twitter.com/Ubisoft/status/17248988705071104. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ^ "UBISOFT® UNSHEATHES ASSASSIN'S CREED® REVELATIONS". Ubisoftgroup. http://www.ubisoftgroup.com/index.php?p=59&art_id=60&vars=Y29tX2lkPTg0NyZzZW5kZXI9SE9NRSZzZW5kZXJfdXJsPWluZGV4LnBocCUzRnNpdF9pZCUzRDImZmlsdGVyX3R5cGU9JmZpbHRlcl9tb250aD0mZmlsdGVyX3llYXI9. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
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