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 draws further consequences from the deep crisis: a studio in England is closed and jobs are cut in Germany.

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.

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.

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.

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, the French video game giant, has announced a restructuring that will include closing the studio in Leamington, Ontario, and implementing changes in Düsseldorf, Germany, and Stockholm, Sweden.

Ubisoft, the French video game giant, has announced a restructuring that will include closing its studio in Leamington, as well as making changes in Düsseldorf and Stockholm. This decision will affect 185 employees as the company grapples with delays and poor sales.

A small number of staff who worked at the studio based at the Imperial House offices in Holly Walk, will be retained under remote contracts. Additionally, Ubisoft offices in Düsseldor , Stockholm and the Newcastle-based Ubisoft Reflections will be downsized.

Ubisoft (EPA:UBIP), the largest video game maker in France, has announced the closure of its Leamington site in Britain and the restructuring of operations at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Stockholm, and Ubisoft Reflections.