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{{short description|Swedish video game developer}}
{{Distinguish|Massive Development}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Massive Entertainment AB
| logo = [[File:Massive Entertainment logo.svg|frameless|class=skin-invert]]
| image = 
| image_size = 
| image_caption = 
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1997}}
| founder = Martin Walfisz
| hq_location_city = [[Malmö]]
| hq_location_country = Sweden
| key_people = Thomas Andrén<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.massive.se/blog/news/massive/thomas-andren-appointed-as-massive-entertainments-new-managing-director/|title=Thomas Andrén appointed as Massive Entertainment's new Managing Director |website=Massive Entertainment|date=6 July 2021 |last1=Entertainment |first1=Massive }}</ref> ([[managing director]])
| num_employees = 750+
| num_employees_year = 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ubisoft.com/fr-fr/company/careers/search/743999902870223-lead-technical-animator-avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-|title=Lead Technical Animator [Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora]|website=Ubisoft|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501153826/https://www.ubisoft.com/fr-fr/company/careers/search/743999902870223-lead-technical-animator-avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-|archive-date=1 May 2023}}</ref>
| parent = {{Unbulleted list|[[Vivendi Games]] (2002–2008)|[[Activision]] (2008)|[[Ubisoft]] (2008–present)}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.massive.se/|massive.se}}
}}

'''Massive Entertainment AB''' is a Swedish [[video game developer]] and a studio of [[Ubisoft]] based in [[Malmö]]. The company has been fully owned by [[Ubisoft]] since 2008. The studio is known for ''[[Tom Clancy's The Division]]'', ''[[Tom Clancy's The Division 2|The Division 2]]'', ''[[Ground Control (video game)|Ground Control]]'', and ''[[World in Conflict]]''.

==History==
Massive Entertainment was founded in 1997 by Martin Walfisz. In 1999, they provided support with 3D technology for the video game ''Odens öga'' (translated to ''Eye of Odin''), developed by BigBite Interactive<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first=|date= |title=Odens öga: Windows credits (1999) |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/58874/odens-oga/credits/windows/ |access-date=14 November 2025 |website=[[MobyGames]]}}</ref>. In June 2000, Massive released the award-winning PC action-strategy title ''[[Ground Control (video game)|Ground Control]]'', published by [[Sierra Entertainment|Sierra Studios]]. The same year an expansion was released named ''[[Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy]]''.

In 2002, the studio was acquired by [[Vivendi Games|Vivendi Universal Games]] through their NDA Productions subsidiary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spong.com/press_release/4636/Vivendi-Universal-Publishing-announces-the-acquisition-of-a-Sweden-based-development-studio-Massive-Entertainment|title=Vivendi Universal Publishing announces the acquisition of a Sweden based development studio: Massive Entertainment|website=SPOnG}}</ref> In October 2007, they released the game ''[[World in Conflict]]'', described as a further development of the [[real-time tactics]] [[gameplay]] formula from the ''Ground Control'' games, but set on Earth during an alternate history late [[Cold War]]. The game was released on 18 September 2007 and won critical acclaim, including nominations for one of the best games of 2007. It was followed by an expansion, ''[[World in Conflict: Soviet Assault]]''. In December 2007, the studio moved into new offices on Drottninggatan in Malmö, employing 130 people at the time.<ref name="Kvarteret Eden" />

[[File:Massive entertainment in malmö sweden december 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Massive's former headquarters on Drottninggatan in Malmö (pictured in 2008). During its occupancy, from December 2007 to April 2020, the studio grew from 130 to more than 650 employees.<ref name="Kvarteret Eden">{{cite web |url=https://www.massive.se/blog/inside-massive/welcome-to-kvarteret-eden-a-massive-new-beginning/ |title=Welcome to Kvarteret Eden: A Massive New Beginning |first=Emilia |last=Drakeus |date=9 April 2020 |website=Massive Entertainment}}</ref>]]
On 6 August 2008, [[Activision Blizzard]] put up Massive Entertainment for sale after the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games and the subsequent internal reorganization.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/06/massive-sell-off | title = Massive Sell Off | last = Thang | first = Jimmy | date = 6 August 2008 | website = [[IGN]] | publisher = [[IGN Entertainment]] | access-date = 12 July 2016}}</ref> On 10 November 2008, [[Ubisoft]] acquired Massive Entertainment. In March 2009, following the acquisition, the former CEO Martin Walfisz left the company.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/massive-entertainment-founder-leaves-studi | title = Massive Entertainment founder leaves studio | last = Martin | first = Matt | date = 17 March 2009 | website = [[GamesIndustry.biz]] | publisher = [[Gamer Network]] | access-date = 12 July 2016}}</ref>

In December 2010, [[Ubisoft]] confirmed that Massive would be working on an ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' project. On 5 May 2011, it was announced that Massive Entertainment was collaborating on development of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]],'' developing the Desmond's journey sequences in the game, which was released in November 2011. Massive also collaborated on the development of ''[[Far Cry 3]]'', which was released in December 2012.

At [[E3 2013]] Massive announced their next game, ''[[Tom Clancy's The Division]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/10/e3-2013-open-world-tom-clancy-rpg-the-division-announced | title = E3 2013: Open World Tom Clancy RPG The Division Announced | last = Goldfarb | first = Andrew | date = 10 June 2013 | website = [[IGN]] | publisher = [[IGN Entertainment]] | access-date = 12 July 2016}}</ref> The game was released on 8 March 2016 and sold more copies in its first 24 hours than any game in Ubisoft's history, the biggest first week for a new game franchise, generating $330 million in its first five days.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-17 |title=The Division Has Biggest First Week Ever for New Game Franchise - UbiBlog - Ubisoft® |url=http://blog.ubi.com/the-division-has-biggest-first-week-ever-for-new-game-franchise/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317203840/http://blog.ubi.com/the-division-has-biggest-first-week-ever-for-new-game-franchise/ |archive-date=17 March 2016 }}</ref>

In March 2017, Massive announced that their next major title would be based on ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|James Cameron's Avatar]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-02-28|title=Avatar Game from Division Developer Massive|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/games/news/819761-new-avatar-game-from-the-division-developer-massive|access-date=2021-04-17|website=ComingSoon.net|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Massive Entertainment And Ubisoft's Avatar Game Releasing Before April 2023, Before Their Star Wars RPG|url=https://www.psu.com/news/massive-entertainment-and-ubisofts-avatar-game-releasing-before-april-2023-before-their-star-wars-rpg/|access-date=2021-04-17|website=PlayStation Universe|date=10 February 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> The game was revealed at [[E3 2021]] to be titled ''[[Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora]]'' and released on 7 December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-12 |title=Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora launches December 7 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2023/06/avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-launches-december-7 |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}</ref>

In April 2020, Massive and its more than 650 staff moved from the offices on Drottninggatan to Kvarteret Eden, a former textile factory in Malmö's [[Möllevången]] district.<ref name="Kvarteret Eden" />

In January 2021, the newly reformed [[Lucasfilm Games]] announced that Massive started work on a new ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[open world]] title. This would be the first ''Star Wars'' game outside of [[Electronic Arts]] since they acquired a May 2013 contract to produce all ''Star Wars'' related titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/01/ubisofts-coming-open-world-star-wars-game-ends-years-of-ea-exclusivity/|title=EA's hold over Star Wars games ends with Ubisoft's open-world announcement [Updated]|first=Kyle|last=Orland|work=[[Ars Technica]]|date=14 January 2021|access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref> This would later be revealed as ''[[Star Wars Outlaws]],'' and it released in August of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Star Wars Outlaws™ Opens Up a Galaxy of Opportunity |url=https://news.ubisoft.com/en-gb/article/6CTxuY8ZPc9olf4SrAvRQy/star-wars-outlaws-opens-up-a-galaxy-of-opportunity |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=news.ubisoft.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>

== Technology ==
{{Main|Snowdrop (game engine)}}

== Games developed ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Platform(s)
! scope="col" | Publisher(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2000
| ''[[Ground Control (video game)|Ground Control]]''
| rowspan="4" | [[Windows]]
| [[Sierra Studios]]
| Also co-developed the [[expansion pack]] ''[[Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy|Dark Conspiracy]]'' (2000) with [[High Voltage Software]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Fudge |first=James |date=1 June 2000 |title=Ground Control Ships |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/028/053/gc_ships.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030525182636/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/028/053/gc_ships.html |archive-date=25 May 2003 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=[[Computer Games Strategy Plus]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Trey |date=17 May 2006 |title=Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy Announced |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ground-control-dark-conspiracy-announced/1100-2622680/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809000446/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ground-control-dark-conspiracy-announced/1100-2622680/ |archive-date=9 August 2017 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2002
| ''Drömjobbet i Rosemond Valley''
| Levande Böcker, PAN Interactive
| Translated from Swedish: ''The Dream Job in Rosemond Valley''
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=|first=|date= |title=Drömjobbet i Rosemond Valley: Windows credits (2002) |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/146644/dromjobbet-i-rosemond-valley/credits/windows/  |access-date=14 November 2025 |website=[[MobyGames]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2004
| ''[[Ground Control II: Operation Exodus]]''
| [[Vivendi Universal Games]]
| {{n/a}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Maarten |date=9 June 2004 |title=Ground Control 2 Gone Gold |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/32189/ground-control-2-gone-gold |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202102539/https://www.shacknews.com/article/32189/ground-control-2-gone-gold |archive-date=2 December 2024 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=[[Shacknews]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2007
| ''[[World in Conflict]]''
| [[Vivendi Games]]
| Also developed the expansion pack ''[[World in Conflict: Soviet Assault|Soviet Assault]]'' (2009)
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Steel |first=Wade |date=5 April 2006 |title=World in Conflict Announced |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/04/05/world-in-conflict-announced |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412100302/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/04/05/world-in-conflict-announced |archive-date=12 April 2016 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sinclair |first=Brendan |date=21 January 2009 |title=Soviet Assault March-ing onto PC |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/soviet-assault-march-ing-onto-pc/1100-6203443/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221101407/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/soviet-assault-march-ing-onto-pc/1100-6203443/ |archive-date=21 February 2025 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2011
| ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], Windows, [[Xbox 360]], [[Xbox One]]
| rowspan="8" | [[Ubisoft]]
| rowspan="2" | Supportive development for [[Ubisoft Montréal]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2011 |title='Assassin's Creed Revelations' Release Date Info & Screenshot |url=https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-revelations-release-date/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202102742/https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-revelations-release-date/ |archive-date=2 December 2024 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=[[Game Rant]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2012
| ''[[Far Cry 3]]''
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Hillier |first=Brenna |date=6 March 2012 |title=Far Cry 3 multiplayer developed by Ubisoft Massive |url=https://www.vg247.com/far-cry-3-multiplayer-developed-by-ubisoft-massive |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211203845/https://www.vg247.com/far-cry-3-multiplayer-developed-by-ubisoft-massive |archive-date=11 February 2025 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=[[VG247]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2014
| ''[[Just Dance Now]]''
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Tizen]], [[tvOS]]
| Co-developed with [[Ubisoft Paris]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Mezinis |first=Damien |date=10 June 2014 |title=Ubisoft : annonce 'Just Dance 2015' et 'Just Dance Now' |url=https://www.boursier.com/actions/actualites/news/ubisoft-annonce-just-dance-2015-et-just-dance-now-582489.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202103903/https://www.boursier.com/actions/actualites/news/ubisoft-annonce-just-dance-2015-et-just-dance-now-582489.html |archive-date=2 December 2024 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=Boursier.com |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
| ''[[Tom Clancy's The Division]]''
| PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
| {{n/a}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Callaham |first=John |date=22 February 2016 |title=Tom Clancy's The Division gets launch party at Microsoft's NYC store on March 7 |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/tom-clancys-division-gets-launch-party-microsofts-nyc-store-march-7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127030336/https://www.windowscentral.com/tom-clancys-division-gets-launch-party-microsofts-nyc-store-march-7 |archive-date=27 November 2024 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=[[Windows Central]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2019
| ''[[Tom Clancy's The Division 2]]''
| PlayStation 4, [[Google Stadia|Stadia]], Windows, Xbox One
| {{n/a}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=18 May 2018 |title=The Division 2 will be out by March 2019 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/the-division-2-will-be-out-by-march-2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921004419/https://www.eurogamer.net/the-division-2-will-be-out-by-march-2019 |archive-date=21 September 2024 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2023
| ''[[Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[PlayStation 5]], Windows, [[Xbox Series X/S]]
| {{n/a}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=12 June 2021 |title=Ubisoft reveals Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora with a new trailer at E3 |url=https://www.polygon.com/e3/22531107/avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-release-date-trailer-ubisoft-massive-e3-2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320151829/https://www.polygon.com/e3/22531107/avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-release-date-trailer-ubisoft-massive-e3-2021 |archive-date=20 March 2025 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2024
| ''[[Star Wars Outlaws]]''
| {{n/a}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Justin |date=11 June 2023 |title=Star Wars Outlaws Gives the Franchise the Heist Game It Always Needed |url=https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-outlaws-game-ubisoft-reveal-1850527554 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910213010/https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-outlaws-game-ubisoft-reveal-1850527554 |archive-date=10 September 2024 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=[[Gizmodo]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" {{TBA}}
| ''[[Tom Clancy's The Division 3]]''
| {{TBA}}
| {{n/a}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |date=21 September 2023 |title=Ubisoft announces Tom Clancy's The Division 3 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-announces-tom-clancys-the-division-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319235427/https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-announces-tom-clancys-the-division-3 |archive-date=19 March 2025 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref>
|}

=== Cancelled ===
* ''9 Worlds'' ([[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Shahed |date=17 May 2006 |title=Massive reveals 9 Worlds |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/massive-reveals-9-worlds/1100-2716834/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220150020/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/massive-reveals-9-worlds/1100-2716834/ |archive-date=20 February 2025 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.massive.se/}}

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