Ubisoft Layoffs: Assassin's Creed-Maker Shuts Down UK Studio, 185 Employees To Be Laid Off Across 4 Offices
The Leamington studio, known for its contributions to major titles like Far Cry 5 and Tom Clancy’s The Division, previously worked under Activision before being acquired by Ubisoft. Despite the success of these projects, the studio has been shut down as part of Ubisoft's broader cost-cutting measures.
Ubisoft lay off another 185 people and shutter one of the studios behind Star Wars: Outlaws and The Division 2
Assassin's Creed publishers Ubisoft are making another round of layoffs as part of wider efforts to persuade their
Ubisoft lays off 185 employees as it permanently closes its Ubisoft Leamington studio
The French gaming conglomerate Ubisoft is permanently closing down its UK-based studio, Ubisoft Leamington, which is based in Leamington Spas. A Ubisoft spokesperson confirmed that the Ubisoft Leamington studio shutdown was part of a broader plan to restructure the company.
Ubisoft confirms 185 layoffs as it closes former DJ Hero studio and downsizes others
Ubisoft Leamington was previously known as FreeStyleGames – the studio behind the DJ Hero series – before it was acquired by Ubisoft from Activision in 2017. It has since worked mainly as a support studio on games such as Far Cry 5, Avatar, and Star Wars Outlaws.
Ubisoft announces studio closure as it lays off 185 staff
Ubisoft is set to close its UK studio based in Leamington, as it sheds 185 jobs across the business. A small number of Leamington staff will be retained under remote contracts. Additionally, Ubisoft offices in Düsseldorf (formerly Blue Byte), Stockholm and the Newcastle-based Ubisoft Reflections will be downsized.
Studio Closure, Layoffs at Ubisoft in 'Targeted Restructuring'
To put the size of Ubisoft into perspective (and trot out our favourite comparison), Sony's PlayStation Studios, responsible for the kinds of lifelong fandoms that result in websites like Push Square, currently employs around 4,000 staff across its first-party family of developers, and even that might be too many.
Ubisoft shuts down a support studio and lays off 185 workers
Following a string of misfires, Ubisoft is shutting down a support studio and downsizing elsewhere, with the company firing around 185 workers in its latest cost-cutting measure. Ubisoft Leamington, situated in the English town of Royal Leamington Spa,
Ubisoft Confirms Another Wave Of Layoffs, With 185 Employees Affected
After a year plagued by layoffs at studios big and small, Ubisoft has today confirmed that its 'restructuring' efforts are continuing into 2025, with a further 185 employees laid off across the company's European studios.
Another Ubisoft Studio Shuts Down, Others Downsized
Ubisoft is shutting down its UK studio in Leamington, and is restructuring three other studios leading to more lay offs.
Ubisoft to close UK site and restructure three others, affecting 185 staff
France's largest video game maker Ubisoft will close its Leamington site in Britain and restructure operations at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Stockholm and Ubisoft Reflections, impacting 185 employees,
Ubisoft confirms to VGC it is laying off 185 workers in Europe
Ubisoft (UBSFY) confirmed to VideoGamesChronicle that it intends to lay off 185 staff in Europe as part of wider restructuring efforts,
Ubisoft closes another studio, announces layoffs at 3 more as part of 'ongoing efforts to prioritize projects and reduce costs'
The closure of Ubisoft Leamington and layoffs at the Düsseldorf, Stockholm, and Reflections studios will see 185 people put ...
Ubisoft closes UK studio and closes jobs in Düsseldorf
Ubisoft draws further consequences from the deep crisis: a studio in England is closed and jobs are cut in Germany.
Job losses to be made at Newcastle video games studio amid European shake-up
A total of 185 redundancies are expected to be made, with 100 across the Tyneside studio and a West Midlands site ...
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Ubisoft cuts 185 jobs amid restructuring and sales slump
Ubisoft, the French video game giant, has announced a restructuring that will include closing the studio in Leamington, ...