Video games firm Ubisoft has landed on a reputation for what it has been calling “Artistic Home 2,” led by basic supervisor Christoph Hartmann, the previous head of Amazon Video games who not too long ago joined the workforce.
The group is being named Massive Entertainment, adopting the title of Ubisoft’s Sweden-based studio that has been a part of the corporate since 2008. Huge Leisure is the worldwide label for titles together with Tom Clancy’s “The Division,” “Ghost Recon” and “Splinter Cell,” alongside new unique IP together with “March of Giants,” a multiplayer on-line battle area recreation Ubisoft acquired from Amazon (the place it was beforehand developed by Hartmann and his workforce).
Efficient Wednesday (Sept. 30), improvement groups chargeable for these franchises in Montréal, Paris, Sweden and Toronto will function below the Huge Leisure model.
“Huge Leisure has at all times been outlined by ardour, ambition and unbelievable expertise, and our focus now’s on what comes subsequent,” Hartmann stated in a press release. “Bringing our groups collectively below one id offers us the chance to mix the artistic power and experience throughout Montréal, Paris, Sweden and Toronto to form the following era of those iconic franchises, create new video games and IPs, and push our craft and know-how ahead.”
Huge Leisure stays a part of Ubisoft, which publishes and distributes all video games developed below the Huge Leisure model. There’s “no change to ongoing commitments for gamers or companions,” Ubisoft stated.
Ubisoft’s Artistic Home 1 is Vantage Studios, as introduced in October 2025 as a part of its creative house-led operating model. The Vantage Studios portfolio consists of franchises :Murderer’s Creed,” “Far Cry” and “Rainbow Six.” Its different teams (Artistic Home 3, 4 and 5) haven’t been named.
Prior to now yr, Ubisoft has undergone main restructuring and a number of rounds of layoffs. The France-based firm has stated it’s aiming for €200 million in further value reductions in 2026.