Ubisoft plans to close its Red Lynx studio in Finland and lay off up to 122 workers across Red Lynx and Ubisoft Singapore. The company informed teams of a proposal to shut down Red Lynx, affecting up to 52 positions, subject to local negotiation processes. At Ubisoft Singapore, 70 roles have been impacted to align with upcoming production needs, representing about a fifth of its 350 employees.
Both studios have supported other Ubisoft teams recently and were placed in the Creative Network division following a restructuring last year. Ubisoft acquired Red Lynx, creator of the Trials series, in 2011, and previously laid off dozens of its workers a year ago. The studio’s last self-developed game was Gwen's Getaway, a mobile decoration and puzzle title soft-launched in 2023 and cancelled over a year later.
Ubisoft Singapore opened in 2008 as a support studio and contributed to naval combat in Assassin's Creed before developing Skull and Bones, which launched in early 2024 after delays but saw limited success. The layoffs are part of a broader cost-cutting drive that has led to the cancellation of at least half a dozen games and closures of studios in Winnipeg, Belgrade, and Halifax—just two weeks after Halifax workers unionized. Additional job cuts this year have affected Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft Stockholm, and the Paris headquarters.
Source: Engadget · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing