Splinter Cell

Ubisoft has renamed its second "creative house" to Massive Entertainment, taking the name of its Malmö-based studio behind the Snowdrop engine. The division also includes studios in Paris, Montreal and Toronto, and oversees franchises including The Division, Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell. The reorganisation highlights Ubisoft's ongoing restructuring of its game development operations into larger studio groupings.

Ubisoft has announced that its Swedish studio Massive Entertainment will now serve as the home of three of its biggest franchises: Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, and The Division. The move consolidates the Tom Clancy brands under one team, and gamers are debating what it means for the future of the long-dormant Splinter Cell series and upcoming entries in the other franchises.