Ubisoft confirmed experiences at this time that it plans to put off virtually 200 individuals as a part of a plan to restructure elements of its studio construction in Europe. Ubisoft Leamington is now completely closed, and Ubisofts Düsseldorf, Stockholm and Reflections will see the layoffs of a number of members of employees — 185 in complete, in keeping with the corporate.
Ubisoft Leamington started as FreeStyleGames Restricted and developed the DJ Hero sequence below Activision. Ubisoft acquired the studio from Activision in 2017, after which it supplied improvement assist on titles equivalent to Star Wars Outlaws and Far Cry 5. Ubisoft’s Düsseldorf, Stockholm and Reflections had been additionally largely assist studios, with a lot of them contributing to the event of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, amongst others.
A Ubisoft spokesperson instructed GamesBeat in a press release, “As part of our ongoing efforts to prioritize projects and reduce costs that ensure long-term stability at Ubisoft, we have announced targeted restructurings at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Stockholm and Ubisoft Reflections and the permanent closure of Ubisoft Leamington site. Unfortunately, this should impact 185 employees overall. We are deeply grateful for their contributions and are committed to supporting them through this transition.”
This isn’t the primary spherical of latest layoffs from Ubisoft, as the corporate carried out a number of rounds of employees reductions at varied studios in late 2023 and all through 2024. The layoffs are the newest episode in Ubisoft’s ongoing troubles, with the corporate reportedly being in dire straits following the tepid gross sales of Star Wars Outlaws. Most just lately it’s discontinued its live-service FPS, XDefiant. The newest information in regards to the firm is that Tencent, a minor stakeholder within the firm, is exploring methods of stabilizing Ubisoft with the Guillemot household, which owns its controlling curiosity.
