Ubisoft Lays Off 185 Employees and Shuts Down Ubisoft Leamington - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 February 2025 / 3,210 Views

Ubisoft in a statement sent to VideoGamesChronicle has confirmed it is laying off 185 employees.

Ubisoft will be closing Ubisoft Leamington, while cuts will be made at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Stockholm and Ubisoft Reflections.

"As part of our ongoing efforts to prioritize projects and reduce costs that ensure long-term stability at Ubisoft, we have announced targeted restructurings at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Stockholm and Ubisoft Reflections and the permanent closure of Ubisoft Leamington site," reads the statement from Ubisoft.

"Unfortunately, this should impact 185 employees overall. We are deeply grateful for their contributions and are committed to supporting them through this transition."

Ubisoft Leamington was previously called FreeStyleGames and is best known for developing the DJ Hero series. More recently the studio helped support development on Star Wars Outlaws and other Ubisoft games.

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9 Comments

Machina (on 27 January 2025)

Inevitable after Outlaws predictably flopped. Just as more will be cut when the next AC underperforms.

Qwark (on 27 January 2025)

The ship called Ubisoft is burning to cinders. The IP's they own have become weak and new ventures like Avatar and Star Wars weren't setting the world on fire either.

JRPGfan Qwark (on 27 January 2025)

Not taking proper care of something... it declines.. Thats on them.

Bizwas (on 27 January 2025)

The two DJ Hero titles hold a special place in my (gaming-)heart. Farewell Freestyle Games, I salute you!

JohnVG (on 27 January 2025)

And speaking about fat (in other news)... Ubisoft is like a giant fatty: Needs to burn much more fat.
1 studio and 185 employees? Needs to close 35 studios AT LEAST (it have 50!! 50 fucking studios!! and all around the globe! pure crazyness) and a massive lay off of at least 10k workers to be profitable and manageable. Otherwise, they will only produce ultra expensive crap. Exactly as what they are doing now.