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Wednesday, Ubisoft announced a "major reset" of its organizational hierarchy and game development plans that CEO Yves Guillemot said would foster "the conditions for a return to sustainable growth." That included a fundamental shakeup to its internal studio structure,
The Division 3 has been in development for a while, and the latest news out of Ubisoft isn't promising for the game's future.
Ubisoft's latest cost-cutting measure has tanked morale at the publisher to a point where development talent is now shaming upper management.
Ubisoft has confirmed in an interview the first details of its new Creative House structure, the cancellation of six games and the delay of seven more, and a "final" round of cuts to deliver €200 million in savings, including the closure of several studios.
In December 2025, the developers at Ubisoft Halifax--the studio behind the mobile game Assassin's Creed Rebellion --successfully voted to unionize and join the Game & Media Workers Guild of Canada. Now, less than a month later, Ubisoft is shutting down Ubisoft Halifax and laying off 70 people.
Ubisoft Halifax's demise prompts the CWA to get involved
71 employees impacted.