Nineteen staff have been laid off from Star Trek: Bridge Crew and Tom Clancy studio Ubisoft Red Storm, IGN has discovered.
Ubisoft confirmed the layoffs to IGN in a press release as follows:
At the moment, Ubisoft made the choice to get rid of 19 roles at Red Storm Leisure. This step is a part of our ongoing, focused restructuring and international cost-saving efforts, and displays the wants on the studio’s tasks. Whereas this was not a straightforward determination, it was a mandatory one given our operational priorities. We stay dedicated to supporting these affected with complete severance packages, prolonged health-care advantages, and profession transition help. We deeply recognize their arduous work and the impression they’ve had on Ubisoft.
Ubisoft PR additionally confirmed that no different Ubisoft places had been impacted by right now’s layoffs. Nevertheless, the corporate didn’t reply to IGN’s request for info on what number of staff stay at Red Storm or the standing of the corporate’s present tasks.
Ubisoft Red Storm was initially Red Storm Leisure, based by writer Tom Clancy particularly to make video games primarily based on his novels, together with Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six. The studio was acquired by Ubisoft in 2000, occurring to create hits such because the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon sequence and aiding on different standard Tom Clancy video games akin to The Division. In newer years, it has taken a backseat position as extra of a VR and help studio starting with Werewolves Inside in 2016. and persevering with extra just lately with Star Trek: Bridge Crew and Murderer’s Creed Nexus VR.
Red Storm additionally labored on a canceled Splinter Cell VR sport, and the also-canceled The Division Heartland. Most just lately, Red Storm assisted on XDefiant, which simply shut down utterly final month after an announcement final yr. On the time, Ubisoft shut down the San Francisco and Osaka studios behind the sport, with some layoffs occuring at Red Storm as well. It’s unclear what undertaking Red Storm is presently engaged on.
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