Ubisoft is ending game development at Red Storm, with 105 jobs cut

Ubisoft is shutting down game development at Red Storm Entertainment, according to a report from GamesIndustry.biz. The North Carolina studio will stay open, but 105 jobs are being cut as its remaining staff shift to support work on the Snowdrop engine, plus IT and customer relations.

Red Storm has been part of Ubisoft for years and is closely tied to Tom Clancy games, especially Ghost Recon. More recently, it developed Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR for Meta Quest 2 in 2023. The studio had also been attached to projects that never made it out, including the cancelled Splinter Cell VR game and The Division Heartland.

According to the report, the cuts are tied to Ubisoft’s wider cost-saving plan. The company is aiming to reduce costs by €200 million, and Red Storm has already been hit by earlier layoffs in August 2024 and July 2025.

The studio now appears to be moving fully into a support role rather than leading game projects. That lines up with Ubisoft’s newer internal structure, where some teams sit outside the main creative groups and provide tech or production support instead of building games themselves.

Ubisoft has reportedly told staff affected by the layoffs that severance and other support will be offered. The company has been going through broader restructuring this year as well, including job cuts, office changes, and a push to bring employees back on-site full time.