According to Ubisoft, 45 employees have been laid off. Bloomberg.
The outlet reports that the reductions were spread across U.S. offices located in Cary, North Carolina and San Francisco, CA. A Ubisoft spokesperson said the cuts were made to “align [their] organizations with future business and development goals.”
Ubisoft's Cary team (typically known as Red Storm Entertainment) has been the lead developer for several Tom Clancy titles over the years. Most recently, it has released Assassin's Creed Nexus VR and cancelled The heart of the division.
Meanwhile, Ubisoft San Francisco was the lead developer of the Rocksmith series. Other titles under its name include South Park: The Fractured But Whole and the free-to-play shooter xRebel.
This is the second time this year that Ubisoft has cut its staff by 45 employees. In AprilThe cuts were made across our global editorial teams to “improve our collective efficiency.”
A month later, in May, she revealed that she had cut 1,700 workers between 2022 and onwards.