Ubisoft closes two studios and cuts up to 380 employees
Ubisoft is closing its offices in Winnipeg and Belgrade, and the French company is also planning a new wave of layoffs at its Barcelona studio and global publishing division.
Ubisoft is closing its offices in Winnipeg and Belgrade, and the French company is also planning a new wave of layoffs at its Barcelona studio and global publishing division.
A source familiar with the situation told Game Developer that the company is taking steps to reduce costs and focus on new strategic priorities. The layoffs are currently in the approval phase and could result in the elimination of up to 380 jobs.
Ubisoft Barcelona is expected to continue its operations, but the studio will be restructured to focus entirely on the Rainbow Six franchise.
The main task of Ubisoft Winnipeg was to develop the company's own Anvil and Snowdrop engines, which were used in such well-known projects as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege and Immortals Fenyx Rising.
The company's Belgrade studio was founded in 2016 and initially specialized in PC releases, before switching to console projects, including Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, Steep, The Crew 2, and Skull & Bones.
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