Ubisoft is getting ready to put off as much as 60 employees at RedLynx as a part of proposed restructuring.
A press release posted on the RedLynx web site says that Ubisoft has introduced a restructuring proposal for the Finland-based studio, as “a part of the corporate’s international efforts to simplify, scale back prices, and guarantee a stronger prioritization and effectivity throughout the corporate’s worldwide studio community”.
The assertion says that Ubisoft will negotiate the proposal with its employees in “collective negotiations” earlier than making a call.
It notes, nevertheless, that if the proposal goes once more, it is going to “consequence within the discount of most 60 positions”, primarily among the many manufacturing and administration groups.
The proposal would see RedLynx altering its focus from a multi-format developer to 1 “specialised in small screens”, that means cellular video games, together with two unannounced cellular sport the studio is presently main growth on.
Ubisoft says this shift in focus would let RedLynx higher optimise its sources and place itself for “sustainable success”.
“This proposal displays troublesome selections we might must make, and it comes after cautious consideration,” Ubisoft RedLynx managing director Celine Pasula stated in a press release. “We acknowledge the burden of this announcement and wish to acknowledge the influence this proposal might have on people and groups.”
She added: “We’re assured that, with the proposed adjustments, RedLynx would proceed to play a significant function in Ubisoft’s future – driving technical excellence on cellular units, and strengthening Ubisoft’s cross and multi-platform capabilities on small screens to increase our viewers attain.”
RedLynx was based in 2000 and began as a small impartial studio targeted on cellular and browser video games, most notably its in style Trials collection. After the success of downloadable Xbox 360 sport Trials HD, Ubisoft acquired RedLynx in 2011, after which it developed an additional 5 Trials video games, the most recent being 2019’s Trials Rising.
Lately the workforce tends to collaborate on different Ubisoft initiatives, together with working alongside the workforce accountable for Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine. It additionally not too long ago supported Large Leisure with its Swap 2 port of Star Wars Outlaws.
