Final week, Ubisoft made headlines when it shut down its Halifax studio, which not solely put 71 builders out of a job, however these builders had simply unionized two days prior. At this time, Ubisoft is constant this pattern by proposing to put off much more individuals, this time at its subsidiaries Large Leisure and Ubisoft Stockholm. In response to an announcement offered to IGN, the restructuring would impression “roughly” 55 staff on the two Swedish studios, however the timeline of this restructuring is unclear. Ubisoft additionally claims that “the long-term course for the studios stays unchanged,” and does not imply that any ongoing tasks, akin to the event of The Division 3, will likely be impacted.
You’ll be able to learn the total assertion offered to IGN beneath.
Earlier at this time, we knowledgeable all staff in our Swedish studios (Large Leisure and Ubisoft Stockholm) a couple of proposed organizational restructure that will have an effect on roughly 55 roles throughout Malmö and Stockholm,” Ubisoft stated in an announcement handed to IGN at this time.
This restructure follows the completion of the Voluntary Depart Program launched in the course of the fall of 2025, a finalized long-term roadmap, and a accomplished staffing and appointment course of, which collectively have offered clearer visibility into the construction and capability required to assist the 2 studios’ work and sustainably over time.
These proposed adjustments are forward-looking and structural, they aren’t associated to particular person efficiency, latest deliveries, or the standard of the work produced by the groups.
The long-term course for the studios stays unchanged, and we’ll proceed to function the worldwide house and lead for to The Division franchise, transfer ahead with an unannounced modern tech mission with a refined group setup, and play a central position within the growth of Snowdrop and Ubisoft Join.
The proposed restructuring will start with a concentrate on particular person agreements and impacted staff are being knowledgeable instantly and supported with care and respect inline with native laws.
As famous within the assertion, this information follows a voluntary depart program at Large that started final October, permitting staff that may probably be laid off to take action on their very own phrases. The announcement of additional layoffs suggests Ubisoft wasn’t happy with the variety of individuals, if any, who took the provide.
Recognized for growing Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora in 2023 and Star Wars: Outlaws in 2024, Large has been one in all Ubisoft’s most prolific subsidiaries in recent times. All of that is on prime of Large’s work growing and sustaining The Division 2, which had an enlargement as just lately as final 12 months. Large is at present within the midst of growing The Division 2: Survivors (an added survival extraction mode), The Division Resurgence (a cellular entry within the collection), and The Division 3.
Final 12 months, Ubisoft introduced an identical layoff proposal at its subsidiary RedLynx, recognized for the Trials collection. Final March, it based a brand new subsidiary in partnership with Tencent, who owns a minority stake within the new firm, to handle Murderer’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six.
[Source: IGN]
