Typically they have one main studio leading a project that’s being supported by half a dozen of their other studios. That’s why they were able to churn out Assassin’s Creed games annually. Massive did support work on AC: Revelations and Far Cry 3 before they got their own project with The Division.

Obviously now that they’re leading two huge projects with Avatar and Outlaws, they are getting a ton of support from other Ubisoft studios.

Goat Simulator 3 was released after they were acquired by Embracer.

I don’t know why people think Massive is somehow more independent than other Ubisoft studios. They’ve worked on both the Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry games just like every other studio owned by Ubisoft.

I’m guessing they were trying to enter the Asian markets based on absolutely nothing at all.

Did the game turn from good to bad now that you found out they aren’t independent?

They’re the western Tencent, in the sense that when one of their publishers does something the actual ownership rarely gets mentioned because it’s not really newsworthy.

The main purpose was to acquire all the IPs.

New World has its fair share of issues, but the sound of your pickaxe hitting a rock will make it seem like the best game ever made.

Before anyone gets too excited, I just wanna point out that the Cyberpunk goodies are just wallpapers and concept art.

My adblock begs to differ.

Don’t forget to unsubscribe from their mailing list after claiming giveaways: https://www.gog.com/en/account/settings/subscriptions

Could’ve just linked to GOG instead of this random website full of affiliate links.

Umm, The Division 1’s New York is anything but boring.

Sorry to say but there was nothing about Ghost Recon.

I always get a chuckle out of that comparison. NMS just piles on more stuff on top without ever fixing any fundamental issues the game has.

Everything but the expansion area/story.

Plenty of 6-7 games have amazing highs.

What you just described sounds pretty alright to me.

Haters gonna hate, I love me some Ubisoft games.

I think being more hub-based would’ve served it better (e.g. the new Tomb Raider games).