Ubisoft buys Massive Entertainment videogame studio

November 10, 2008 A fair hostess of computer games manufacturer Ubisoft plays an interactive computer game

A fair hostess of computer games manufacturer Ubisoft plays an interactive computer game at the GC (Games Convention) fair for computer games and entertainment in August 2008. Hot French videogame maker Ubisoft announced Monday that it has bought Massive Entertainment, the Sweden-based studio behind popular strategy title "World In Conflict."

Hot French videogame maker Ubisoft announced Monday that it has bought Massive Entertainment, the Sweden-based studio behind popular strategy title "World In Conflict."

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