Ubisoft has announced another staff reduction in the global network of studios, given today's second culling takes place at Massive Entertainment.
This takes the form of a voluntary buyout, or as Ubisoft called it in a statement to Game Developer, a “voluntary career transition program.” It is offered to “eligible” employees so they can take the “next step in their career on their own terms.” The program includes offering a “comprehensive package” that includes “financial and career assistance.”
The announcement also served as a quiet confirmation of the fate of Massive-led franchises such as Star Wars Outlaws And Avatar: Pandora's Frontiers. Ubisoft said Massive is “fully committed” to the Tom Clancy's The Division series, including Division 2mobile game Revival of the divisionAnd Division 3.
The studio's licensed Star Wars and Avatar games are not mentioned.
Ubisoft has laid off many employees during a major business transition
Ubisoft spent 2024 restructuring its business after two years of underperforming games such as Star Wars Outlaws and long and expensive game development cycles like the ones that caused the major delay Assassin's Creed Shadows.
The most significant change was the creation Vantage Studios in a joint partnership with Tencent, which currently produces the Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege series. Company presumably expelled The Assassin's Creed series was helmed by Marc-Alexis Coté just last week.
But before Vantage Studios officially launched, the company spent two years dismissal of employees and closing offices in places such as London, LeamingtonAnd San Francisco. As of this writing, it is unknown whether the company will be laying off workers (through buyouts or layoffs) at any other locations.
