Ubisoft has at present introduced that it expects 55 jobs to impacted as a part of additional cost-cutting, now at The Division studio Massive and fellow Swedish outfit Ubisoft Stockholm.
The possible job losses comply with an earlier voluntary redundancy scheme that didn’t obtain as many leavers as vital for Ubisoft’s plans to scale back headcount, IGN understands.
“Earlier at present, we knowledgeable all staff in our Swedish studios (Massive Leisure and Ubisoft Stockholm) a couple of proposed organizational restructure that will have an effect on roughly 55 roles throughout Malmö and Stockholm,” Ubisoft mentioned in an announcement handed to IGN at present.
“This restructure follows the completion of the Voluntary Go away 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 route for the studios stays unchanged, and we are going to proceed to function the worldwide house and lead for to The Division franchise, transfer ahead with an unannounced revolutionary tech mission with a refined crew setup, and play a central function 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 straight and supported with care and respect inline with native rules.”
IGN understands that growth on The Division franchise will nonetheless proceed as a matter of precedence, with work underway on Tom Clancy’s The Division 3, in addition to continued updates for The Division 2 and under-wraps extraction mission The Division 2: Survivors.
Massive can also be house to the crew behind The Division franchise’s Snowdrop engine, additionally utilized in Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and can also be conducting early work on a mysterious separate sport mission centered on innovation and know-how.
Final week, Ubisoft introduced the closure of its Canadian cell sport studio Ubisoft Halifax, with the lack of 71 jobs. Ubisoft mentioned the choice was a part of its wider two-year effort company-wide to “streamline operations, enhance effectivity, and scale back prices,” and was unrelated to the truth that 61 of its 71 staff had simply efficiently voted to unionize.
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