Ubisoft ends development at Tom Clancy studio Red Storm
Ubisoft is stopping game development at its Red Storm Entertainment studio, best known for its work on the Tom Clancy’s series. While the studio is expected to remain open, 105 people will be laid off, a Ubisoft source said. .
Those who survive the elimination will apparently continue working on the Snowdrop engine, used in many of Ubisoft’s flagship games over the past decade, including Star Wars Outlaws And Avatar: Pandora’s Borders more recently. Red Storm was working on an untitled Splinter Cell VR game that was canceled in 2022, as well as the also canceled game. The heart of the division.
The studio was co-founded by author Tom Clancy himself in 1996 (taking its name from Clancy’s novel Rising red storm), and in its 30 years of existence it has worked on a large number of Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six games, among others. He also developed the widely well-received 2023 film. Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR.
According to GamesIndustry.bizAccording to the source, the layoffs at Red Storm are part of Ubisoft’s broader cost-cutting strategy, which has resulted in jobs and games across the French publisher’s portfolio.
