All this less than two months afterjettisoningthe hundreds of people who worked on free-to-play shooterXDefiant.
“Unfortunately, this should impact 185 employees overall.
We are deeply grateful for their contributions and are committed to supporting them through this transition.”
Ubisoft are currently in rather dire straits.
Their share price fell precipitously last year, thanks in part to mixed reactions to Star Wars Outlaws.
In short, they might be about to sell the company off.
Ubisoft Leamington used to be FreeStyleGames, founded in 2002 by former Rare and Codemasters developers.
They made break-dancing sim B-Boy for the PSP.
Since then, they’ve worked alongside Newcastle-based Ubisoft Reflections as a support studio.
“If you liked the Classified Assignments, the Leamington Spa team led that feature,” shewrote.
“It was a pleasure to work with them, and I consider this a huge loss.
They were some of my favorite collaborators.
I hope they find safe harbors soon to set anchor.”
