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Local Sweden
20-05-2025
- Business
- Local Sweden
Swedish game companies hope to break new ground with joint union deal
Two of Sweden's largest game companies, Massive Entertainment and Sharkmob, want to join together with other companies in the gaming industry to create a specialised collective bargaining agreement. Advertisement "We're taking this seriously and see it as the start of an important journey," Massive's CEO Thomas Andrén told the TT newswire. Massive is home to around 700 employees. The gaming industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in Sweden, but there is still no industry-specific collective bargaining agreement in place for employees. To put that into context, the vast majority of employees in Sweden ‒ over 90 percent of the workforce ‒ are covered by an agreement. According to Andrén, employees and unions have been asking for an agreement for some time. "We've been talking to the unions for years and what we're seeing now is a result of those discussions. The collective bargaining agreements which are already out there don't really fit us, and that's why we can see a need for a tailor-made agreement for our industry," he said, adding that a collective bargaining agreement would also make employers more attractive. "Our industry is hyperglobalised where we're competing alongside studios all over the world," he said. "That's why its important for us to be attractive employers. It's also about validating us as an industry. The gaming industry must be the biggest cultural export we have in Sweden today. We hire an unbelievable number of people and we need to live up to that." Advertisement At the beginning of the year, Andrén, along with a number of other game developers, created a working group to put together a proposal for a collective bargaining agreement. Now there are around ten Swedish developers in the group, discussing their needs alongside local and regional unions. "It's going to be really exciting to see the result and of course, we hope we can put an agreement together," he said. Sharkmob in Malmö is one of the game developers in the working group, which sees clear advantages to putting together a special agreement for the gaming industry. "We're not purely media, we're not purely technology and we don't fit into industry," Sharkmob's CEO Fredrik Rundqvist said. "We need to find something which can satisfy the specific group of professional people who you need to make a game." He added that the company's employees are already in favour of the initiative. "A lot of them are union members. That doesn't mean that they have a collective bargaining agreement. Many of them want one and we understand that, but that also means we need to put together one specifically for our industry."
Time of India
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
The Division 2 "Battle of Brooklyn" released window and price get leaked
Image via Massive Entertainment. Amidst the wait for The Division 3 , fans have now got exciting news for The Division 2 : Battle For Brooklyn DLC. Released six years ago, this action RPG is one of the most popular titles among Tom Clancy's games. The game got so popular that fans started demanding for a sequel. It's true that The Division 3 is in the works, but the sad part is that this game is not coming, at least, before the end of 2026. However, we still have The Division 2 and its exciting updates. As things stand, The Destiny 2 fans are going to be more excited as we have recently got the release window and price of the upcoming DLC. The Division 2: Battle for Brooklyn - Release window and price It's been 5 years since The Division 2 fans got any form of expansion, which was Warlords of New York. Since the, a lot of things have changed but the fans were left with no more additional content. Even Massive Entertainment remained tight-lipped about The Division 3. So, something was needed to keep the spark alive. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Never Put Eggs In The Refrigerator. Here's Why... Novelodge Undo That is where the Battle for Brooklyn DLC comes into play. But we are yet to get the release window of this expansion. However, popular industry insider Tom Henderson has shared an update about the DLC on Insider Gaming Weekly: A Video Game Podcast. Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remaster Is Real And We Have New Black Ops 7 Details As per Henderson, Battle of Brooklyn is expected to be released at the end of May, 2025. This claim might make fans feel relieved as this DLC has already been delayed twice. Initially, this expansion was planned for a 2024 release, but that was pushed through early 2025 as a part of year 6. But that plan was postponed as well as this DLC is now pushed outside of Year 6. So, we can expect that this DLC is going to mark the beginning of Year 7. Henderson also claimed that Battle for Brooklyn is going to cost $15 only. As compared to the previous DLC which costs $30, the upcoming one is much cheaper. There is a reason for that as well. According to Henderson, this DLC is ' probably going to be the smallest one in the franchise.' As previously mentioned, Massive is also reportedly working on The Division 3, which is a way bigger and more important project for the company. This explains the reason behind the compact size of the upcoming DLC. That's all from us regarding Battle for Brooklyn in The Divisiones2. If you want more info, then don't forget to keep your eyes in the special showcase on April 23 by Massive Entertainment where the company will reveal more details about the DLC. Read More: A Minecraft Movie sequel updates and what can make it better Get the latest IPL 2025 updates on Times of India , including match schedules , team squads , points table and IPL live score for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Don't miss the list of players in the race for IPL Orange Cap and IPL Purple cap .
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Star Wars Outlaws' Developers Share Their Story Inspirations
With Star Wars Outlaws just around the corner, developer Massive Entertainment share how they crafted their Star Wars story.
