Ubisoft closes support studio and puts 185 workers

After a series of Ubisoft closes a support studio and reduces its size elsewhere, as the company launched about 185 workers in the latest cost reduction. Ubisoft Leamington, which is located in the English city of Royal Leamington SPA, is no longer because the publisher cleared the studio of 50 people. It is also preparing for employees in Stockholm; Dusseldorf, Germany; Newcastle, England (Ubisoft Reflections).

“As part of our ongoing efforts to determine the priorities of projects and reduce costs that guarantee long -term stability in Ubisoft, we have announced a targeted restructuring at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Stockholm, Ubisoft Reflections and Dertainment Closure of Ubisoft Leamington,” In a statement. “Unfortunately, this must affect 185 employees in general. We are very grateful for their contributions and are committed to supporting them through this transition.”

Ubisoft From Activision in 2017. It was previously known as Freestylegames and the team was behind Live champion guitar DJ Hero series. Since joining Ubisoft, the studio helped develop in Tom Clancy The Division games, Star Wars outlaws, skull and bone and Each cry 5.

Things were noisy in Ubisoft recently, as the company deals with the repercussions of many weak games, such as Which did not meet sales goals. Prince of Persia: the lost crown After expecting ubisoft sales expectations as well, and the company Many game developers for other teams. Ubisoft is also xdefiaant In the coming months, the publisher closed three studios and 277 workers were placed as part of this decision. like Eurogamer Notes, the number of employees in Ubisoft decreased from 20,279 to 18,666 by the end of September.

Perhaps it is in line with these modern problems, there have been many reports that Ubisoft is looking for a buyer or may create a joint project with Terent with some of its origins. The company said earlier this month (It “will continue to pay significant discounts in costs”, and “prominent advisers have been appointed to review and follow up on many strategic and capitalist options to extract the best value to the stakeholders.”

It is enough to say, there is a lot of riding on the next . Assassin’s Creed was a reliablyable chain for UBISOFT, and it can be said that it is the company’s pioneering privilege at this stage. The game looks good enough and plays well enough for what the company needs, and it seems that it meets the needs of both long -term fans and new expatriates. There is an opportunity to do so Shades It can be successful for the company, but it is a tall tall for one game to correct a large and unstable ship like Ubisoft.