Ubisoft appoints former 2K and Amazon exec Christoph Hartmann to lead Creative House 2, overseeing Splinter Cell, The Division and Ghost Recon

Ubisoft has appointed Christoph Hartmann as Common Supervisor of Creative House 2, the enterprise unit that oversees the Splinter Cell, The Division and Ghost Recon franchises. Hartmann is an business veteran, having based and lead the 2K Video games label at Take-Two earlier than leaving to head up Amazon’s largely unsuccessful video games enterprise. He left Amazon in January.

Creative House 2 is the second main enterprise unit within the new construction that Ubisoft introduced as a part of its long-drawn-out restructuring course of, beneath which Creative Homes are wholly answerable for key IP whereas being supported by central enterprise groups. The first Creative House, which comprises Murderer’s Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six, has been renamed as Motive Studios and is headed by Charlie Guillemot, son of Ubisoft president Yves.

Creative House 2 will even home March of Giants, the free-to-play multiplayer on-line battle area (MOBA) recreation created by a collection of veteran Ubisoft creatives that the agency acquired from Amazon in December.

As Common Supervisor, Hartmann will “oversee Creative House 2’s strategic route and the long-term growth of its portfolio,” the corporate mentioned in a press launch.

“Christoph is strictly the type of chief we would have liked for Creative House 2—a passionate gamer with a confirmed potential to carry out the perfect in inventive groups and construct franchises that final,” mentioned Yves Guillemot, co-founder and CEO, Ubisoft. “His expertise throughout growth and publishing in addition to his administration fashion give him a uncommon understanding of what it takes to make nice video games. I’m assured Christoph will elevate our groups and manufacturers to new heights and deepen their reference to the devoted gamers who love these franchises.”

“The gifted groups at March of Giants, Huge, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Paris, and Ubisoft Toronto have at all times recognized how to create worlds that gamers lose themselves in. With Creative House 2, we’re giving them the construction, assist and imaginative and prescient to go additional, to construct the type of intense, unforgettable experiences that remind gamers why they fell in love with video games within the first place. That’s what nice video games have at all times been about, and that’s what we’re right here to make.”