In December 2025, the builders at Ubisoft Halifax–the studio behind the cell recreation Murderer’s Creed Insurrection–successfully voted to unionize and be part of the Recreation & Media Employees Guild of Canada. Now, lower than a month later, Ubisoft is shutting down Ubisoft Halifax and shedding 70 individuals.
In line with Video Games Chronicle, Ubisoft has denied that the closure of the studio has something to do with the staff’ unionization efforts. The writer additionally acknowledged by way of a spokesperson that the choice to shut Ubisoft Halifax had already been made earlier than the union vote was taken.
“Over the previous 24 months, Ubisoft has undertaken company-wide actions to streamline operations, enhance effectivity, and scale back prices,” Ubisoft’s spokesperson mentioned in a press release to VGC. “As a part of this, Ubisoft has made the troublesome resolution to shut its Halifax studio … 71 positions will likely be affected. We’re dedicated to supporting all impacted workforce members throughout this transition with assets, together with complete severance packages and extra profession help.”
Late final yr, Ubisoft got here below fireplace for asking workers to simply accept “voluntary profession transition,” or in different phrases, an early layoff. Murderer’s Creed govt producer Marc-Alexis Côté additionally left the corporate after almost 20 years, and he has since acknowledged that it wasn’t his alternative to go away.
In November, Ubisoft informed buyers that its earnings in Q2 of its fiscal yr had been up 39% year-over-year. The corporate additionally acknowledged that the Murderer’s Creed franchise exceeded its expectations. That apparently wasn’t sufficient to forestall any additional job losses at its associate studios.