Ubisoft to close Winnipeg and Belgrade studios. 380 roles at risk

It’s also restructuring Ubisoft Barcelona, and reducing its global publishing team

Ubisoft is closing its Winnipeg and Belgrade studios, making cuts to its Barcelona team and reducing its global publishing operation. In total there are 380 jobs at risk.

Winnipeg worked across Ubisoft’s Anvil and Snowdrop engines, and has supported projects including Rainbow Six: Siege, Far Cry 6 and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.

Ubisoft Belgrade has worked across Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon titles, The Crew 2, Rainbow Six and Skull and Bones.

Ubisoft Barcelona is being restructured to fully focus on Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, having previously worked across numerous Ubisoft franchises, including The Division and Assassin’s Creed.

This is separate from Ubisoft’s mobile studio in Barcelona, which is unaffected.

The French publishing giant is making numerous cuts in a bid to reduce its fixed costs by €500 million, going from $1.75 billion in March 2023, to $1.25 billion by March 2028.

In January this year, Ubisoft closed its Stockholm and Halifax studios. A few weeks later, it announced plans to cut 200 jobs from its Paris division. There were also cuts at Ubisoft Abu Dhabi, RedLynx and Massive Entertainment. In February, it cut 40 jobs at Far Cry 6 and Splinter Cell developer Ubisoft Toronto. In March, it ceased making games at its Red Storm studio.

In 2025, Ubisoft closed its Leamington Spa studio, plus had office closures and job reductions in San Francisco, Osaka and Sydney. In fact, over 2025, Ubisoft reduced its headcount by 1,500 people.