Nineteen staff have been laid off from Star Trek: Bridge Crew and Tom Clancy studio Ubisoft Purple Storm, IGN has discovered.
Ubisoft confirmed the layoffs to IGN in a press release as follows:
In the present day, Ubisoft made the choice to get rid of 19 roles at Purple Storm Leisure. This step is a part of our ongoing, focused restructuring and world cost-saving efforts, and displays the wants on the studio’s tasks. Whereas this was not a simple determination, it was a obligatory one given our operational priorities. We stay dedicated to supporting these affected with complete severance packages, prolonged health-care advantages, and profession transition help. We deeply admire their exhausting work and the affect they’ve had on Ubisoft.
Ubisoft PR additionally confirmed that no different Ubisoft places had been impacted by at present’s layoffs. Nevertheless, the corporate didn’t reply to IGN’s request for info on what number of staff stay at Purple Storm or the standing of the corporate’s present tasks.
Ubisoft Purple Storm was initially Purple Storm Leisure, based by creator Tom Clancy particularly to make video games primarily based on his novels, together with Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six. The studio was acquired by Ubisoft in 2000, occurring to create hits such because the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon collection and helping on different common Tom Clancy video games comparable to The Division. In more moderen years, it has taken a backseat position as extra of a VR and assist studio starting with Werewolves Inside in 2016. and persevering with extra just lately with Star Trek: Bridge Crew and Murderer’s Creed Nexus VR.
Purple Storm additionally labored on a canceled Splinter Cell VR sport, and the also-canceled The Division Heartland. Most just lately, Purple Storm assisted on XDefiant, which simply shut down utterly final month after an announcement final yr. On the time, Ubisoft shut down the San Francisco and Osaka studios behind the sport, with some layoffs occuring at Purple Storm as nicely. It’s unclear what challenge Purple Storm is at present engaged on.
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