Ubisoft subsidiary Crimson Storm Leisure has simply laid off over 100 builders and is ceasing recreation growth, in keeping with new stories.
Each VGC and GamesIndustry.biz reported on the layoffs on the North Carolina recreation studio on Thursday morning. There have been 105 jobs minimize as a part of Ubisoft’s newest spherical of layoffs, and Crimson Storm Leisure will now be a assist studio engaged on the Snowdrop recreation engine, IT providers, and buyer relations fairly than energetic recreation growth.
It is a unhappy finish for a studio that performed a significant function in making Ubisoft what it’s right this moment. Crimson Storm Leisure, co-based by Tom Clancy himself, created the Rainbow Six collection in 1998 and was acquired by Ubisoft in 2000. Over the subsequent 20 years, it will assist construct up the Ghost Recon collection and The Division along with spearheading Ubisoft’s VR growth with Werewolves Inside and Star Trek: Bridge Crew.
Whereas Crimson Storm was a prolific Ubisoft studio, the 2020s have not been practically as type to it. Two video games it was engaged on, The Division Heartland and a Splinter Cell VR recreation, have been canceled earlier than launch after years of growth. It did launch Murderer’s Creed Nexus VR in 2023, and whereas that recreation was effectively acquired, it underperformed Ubisoft’s expectations.
Now, it would not appear to be Crimson Storm could have the chance to guide growth of a brand new recreation once more. It is going to merely be supporting different Ubisoft studios with a a lot smaller workforce than earlier than.