The studio behind Star Wars: Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is set to refocus entirely on The Division soon – but that means some people will have to leave the company.
Ubisoft Massive is currently raising many questions with a somewhat curious statement. On October 22, an image with text was posted on X in which the studio explains itself.
However, they use such euphemistic corporate jargon that it is hardly clear what the studio is actually trying to say when reading it for the first time. People are making fun of this in the comments below:
— Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio 🎮 (@UbiMassive) October 22, 2025
Here is a German translation of the entire statement. Probably no less confusing:
As part of our ongoing evolution and long-term planning, we recently realigned our teams and resources to strengthen our roadmap and ensure we continue to focus on The Division franchise and the technologies that power our games, including Snowdrop and Ubisoft Connect.
To support this transition responsibly, we have introduced a voluntary career transition program that offers eligible team members the opportunity to take the next step in their careers independently, supported by a comprehensive package that includes financial and professional assistance.
Massive Entertainment remains fully committed to its roadmap and is dedicated to delivering great experiences to players around the world, including The Division 2, The Division 2: Survivors, and The Division 3. These projects are being pursued with vigor, focus, and ambition, and we look forward to sharing more about them in the future.
And now, to be clear and understandable: Ubisoft Massive is currently being restructured and is now refocusing entirely on the various projects related to The Division. Its single-player experiments of recent years, namely Star Wars: Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, do not appear to play a role in its future plans for the time being. However, at least for Avatar, a major update and expansion is still planned for December.
Above all, Massive is asking selected employees to voluntarily resign from their jobs in the statement and is promising severance packages and help with career reorientation in return. Instead of laying people off, they are being asked to leave.
Why is this happening?
The fact that Massive is now trying to save costs by reducing its workforce fits into the picture. Ubisoft has been in a prolonged crisis for several years, which is having a significant impact on its revenues and share price. The giant company is struggling and has already cut costs in many other areas.
Back in January 2025, it was announced that Ubisoft is currently over 600 jobs that have disappeared at Ubisoft in recent months and years.
In the UK, the US, and Japan, some studios have been closed completely. Jobs have been cut around the world, including in Düsseldorf and at Massive’s compatriots in Stockholm.
The fact that Massive itself is only being affected relatively late and, due to the voluntary nature of the layoffs, quite gently, comes as a surprise at first. After all, Ubisoft blamed the disappointing sales figures for Star Wars: Outlaws for the financial crisis.
However, Massive still had a lot to do after two major projects such as Outlaws and Frontiers of Pandora, as well as the ongoing support and further development of The Division and the Snowdrop Engine.
The voluntary nature of the move is also due to Sweden’s strong employee protection laws.
Now that Outlaws and Avatar are largely “done,” the smaller team can focus fully on The Division.
