Ubisoft closes another 2 studios, lays off hundreds more employees
Ubisoft is closing studios in Winnipeg and Belgrade and laying off approximately 380 employees as part of a cost-reduction strategy. The Ubisoft Barcelona studio will shift its focus exclusively to the Rainbow Six franchise, while other studios undergo restructuring into five creative houses. This follows departures of several high-level creatives and ongoing investment in artificial intelligence.
- Entities
- Game: Rainbow 6
- Company: Ubisoft Barcelona
- Person: Marc-Alexis Côté
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence
- Game: The Crew
- Topic: Layoffs
- Person: Charlie Guillemot
- Topic: Studio Closures
- Game: Immortals Fenyx Rising
- Person: Clint Hocking
- Game: Assassin's Creed III
- Person: Yves Guillemot
- Company: Vantage Studios
- Person: Benoit Richer
- Company: Ubisoft
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