{
  "id": 11150919,
  "title": "The Division studio Massive expands to take control of Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon, and a new IP, in Ubisoft's most recent reorganisation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/the-division-studio-massive-expands-to-take-control-of-splinter-cell",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T09:02:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/massive-entertainment-the-division-splinter-cell-ghost-recon"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ubisoft has reorganized its studio structure, expanding the responsibilities of Swedish studio Massive Entertainment to oversee more of the company's game franchises. Massive, known for The Division series, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, will now take charge of Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell franchises, as well as several other studios worldwide. The reorganization comes as part of Ubisoft's ongoing restructuring, which already included the formation of Vantage Studios, a subsidiary dedicated to managing the publisher's biggest franchises like Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six. Additionally, Massive Entertainment is developing a brand new, original game called March of Giants. This move establishes Massive Entertainment as another major multi-franchise-leading subsidiary within Ubisoft, alongside Vantage Studios. The restructuring also involved several rounds of layoffs at various Ubisoft studios, including the closure of studios in Halifax, Stockholm, Abu Dhabi, Redlynx, and Winnipeg, as well as layoffs at Ubisoft Abu Dhabi, Red Storm Entertainment, and Barcelona.",
  "summary": "Ubisoft has expanded the remit of Swedish studio Massive Entertainment - responsible for The Division series, Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - to become a second major part of the company and include more of its studios and game brands. Ubisoft also revealed Massive's work on a brand new, original game called March of Giants. Read more",
  "key_points": [
    "Massive studio takes control of Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell franchises",
    "Massive develops new original game called March of Giants",
    "Ubisoft reorganization includes layoffs at multiple studios worldwide"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}