The development of The Division 3 within the walls of Massive Entertainment is gaining momentum – the Swedish studio Ubisoft in Malmo has opened a recruitment for 7 key vacancies, including the positions of animation director and lead game designer. Announced last year, the looter shooter has moved into active production, refuting rumors that the project was frozen after personnel changes in January.
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Who are the authors of The Division 3 looking for in Malmö?
The latest list of vacancies on the official website of the developers reveals the internal structure of the team. The studio is forming a completely new technology department.
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Animation director and visual specialists. The new team will focus on advanced facial animation, complex lighting and NPC detailing.
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Senior AI programmers. Responsibilities will include the creation of complex gaming systems that are responsible for the behavior of opponents in the open world.
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Lead game designer. The main marker is that radical changes in the concept should not be expected.
What will be the gameplay of The Division 3 from Massive Entertainment?
Judging by the description of the requirements for a leading game designer, Ubisoft does not plan to reinvent the wheel. The project will retain the usual MMO shooter format with an emphasis on the online component. The new employee will be responsible for designing social functions and a network ecosystem designed for long-term support of the game service. It looks like audience retention and end-game content will once again become a priority.
The situation surrounding the threequel looked alarming in January when executive producer Julian Gerighty left the team. The fan community immediately started talking about production hell, but the current mass hunt for specialists proves the opposite – the process is proceeding as normal. By the way, the departed producer himself, shortly before his dismissal, confidently stated that Massive Entertainment was preparing a real hit, calling the future new product a “monster.” We just have to see whether the Swedes can cope without their key visionary.
