- Ubisoft has announced layoffs at Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm
- The company said 55 jobs will be affected.
- The Division franchise will continue to be a priority for Ubisoft
Ubisoft today announced job cuts that will affect 55 jobs across its entire business. the division Studio, Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm as part of the company's ongoing cost-cutting efforts.
“Today we informed all employees of our Swedish studios (Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm) about a proposed organizational restructuring that may affect approximately 55 roles in Malmö and Stockholm,” Ubisoft told IGN in a statement.
It is also understood that the job cuts follow a previous voluntary redundancy plan which did not achieve as many exits as Ubisoft deemed necessary for its plans.
“This restructuring follows the completion of the Voluntary Leave Program launched during Autumn 2025, a finalized long-term roadmap and a full appointment and staffing process, which together have provided clearer visibility into the structure and capacity needed to support the work of the two studios and sustainably over time.
“These proposed changes are structural and forward-looking, they are not related to individual performance, recent deliveries or the quality of work performed by the teams.”
Development in the division The franchise will remain a priority for Ubisoft as it works on the next version of the series. division 3continues, along with updates on division 2 and the game Survivors Extraction mode.
“The studios' long-term direction remains unchanged, and we will continue to serve as the global home and lead The Division franchise, move forward with an unannounced innovative technology project with a refined team setup, and play a central role in the development of Snowdrop and Ubisoft Connect,” the statement continued.
“The proposed restructuring will begin by focusing on individual agreements and affected employees will be directly informed and supported with care and respect in accordance with local regulations.”
Massive Entertainment, the developer behind Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Pandora's BordersHe is also currently working on an unannounced project. It is unclear at this time what roles will be affected in either studio.
The latest layoffs follow 71 job cuts at Ubisoft Halifax, the company's mobile game studio, as well as 60 jobs at European developer RedLynx in October, all of which are part of Ubisoft's ongoing cost-cutting plan that began three years ago.
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