Ubisoft has introduced that it’s shedding 124 workers from the corporate, primarily primarily based in Canada, in addition to a part of its world IT workforce. Reports recommend that the corporate is making layoffs in Ubisoft Montreal, the studio behind quite a few Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry video games.
Ubisoft says these layoffs have been achieved in an effort to “streamline our operations and improve our collective effectivity” in order that it might higher place itself for long-term success. Unfortunately which means a minimum of 124 workers needed to be terminated from the corporate from numerous divisions, primarily impacting Ubisoft Montreal in Canada and its world IT workforce. Ubisoft Montreal is the corporate’s largest in-house improvement workforce with over 4,000 employed as of 2021.
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In a press release issued to Video Games Chronicle, Ubisoft spoke about its determination to put off over 100 workers:
“Over the previous few months, each workforce inside Ubisoft has been exploring methods to streamline our operations and improve our collective effectivity in order that we’re higher positioned for fulfillment in the long run. In this context, at this time we introduced that we’re reorganizing our Canadian studios’ basic and administrative features and lowering headcount in Hybride (our VFX studio primarily based in Montreal) and in our world IT workforce, which impacts 124 positions general.”
“These aren’t choices taken evenly and we’re offering complete assist for our colleagues who shall be leaving Ubisoft throughout this transition,” the assertion added. “We additionally wish to share our utmost gratitude and respect for his or her many contributions to the corporate. This restructuring doesn’t have an effect on our manufacturing groups.”
2023 has seen a big quantity of layoffs from the gaming trade with many studios and corporations being hit together with Epic Games, BioWare, Telltale Games, Riot Games, Naughty Dog and lots of others.
Ubisoft is at present engaged on the subsequent mainline Assassin’s Creed sport, the feudal Japan-based Assassin’s Creed Codename Red, which is rumoured to launch in 2024. The firm’s manufacturing groups seemingly received’t be affected by these current layoffs.
Source: Video Games Chronicle
