{"id":1603733,"date":"2026-06-11T10:05:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ubisoft-two-studio-closures-layoffs"},"modified":"2026-06-11T10:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:05:35","slug":"ubisoft-is-reportedly-closing-two-studios-and-restructuring-another-with-around-380-people-expected-to-be-laid-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ubisoft-is-reportedly-closing-two-studios-and-restructuring-another-with-around-380-people-expected-to-be-laid-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft is reportedly closing two studios and restructuring another, with around 380 people expected to be laid off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ubisoft-is-reportedly-closing-two-studios-and-restructuring-another-with-around-380-people-expected-to-be-laid-off.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Two of Ubisoft&#8217;s smaller studios, Ubisoft Winnipeg, and Ubisoft Belgrade, are being shuttered. <a href=\"https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/ubisoft-winnipeg-closed-dozens-laid-off\/\">Insider Gaming<\/a> was first to break the news, but reports from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamedeveloper.com\/business\/ubisoft-closing-winnipeg-and-belgrade-studios-and-making-further-layoffs\">Game Developer<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/ubisoft-closing-multiple-studios\/\">VGC<\/a> have shed more light on the broader impact.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ubisoft-two-studio-closures-layoffs\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ubisoft-two-studio-closures-layoffs\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two of Ubisoft&#8217;s smaller studios, Ubisoft Winnipeg, and Ubisoft Belgrade, are being shuttered. 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