Ubisoft has introduced a proposed organizational restructuring at The Division and Avatar developer Huge Leisure, which it says might lead to 55 folks shedding their jobs.
The proposed restructure impacts Huge’s Malmö and Stockholm studios and follows completion of a Voluntary Depart Program launched final 12 months, and a finalized long-term roadmap, which Ubisoft says “has supplied clearer visibility into the construction and capability required to help the 2 studios’ work and sustainably over time”.
Huge’s focus going ahead might be The Division franchise, together with improvement of a 3rd sport and continued help for the second, in addition to the Snowdrop engine and Ubisoft Join.
The Division 3 was introduced in 2023, however nothing from the sport has been proven publicly. Lately, government producer Julian Gerighty claimed that The Division 3 could have “as large an affect as The Division 1.”
Along with The Division, Huge is engaged on a sport venture targeted on innovation and expertise, which might be revealed at a future date.
In an e-mail to employees, the writer stated: “These proposed modifications are forward-looking and structural, they don’t seem to be associated to particular person efficiency, latest deliveries, or the standard of the work produced by the groups.
“The long-term course for the studios stays unchanged, and we are going to proceed to function the worldwide house and lead for to The Division franchise, transfer ahead with an unannounced revolutionary tech venture with a refined workforce setup, and play a central position within the improvement of Snowdrop and Ubisoft Join.
“The proposed restructuring will start with a concentrate on particular person agreements and impacted workers are being knowledgeable instantly and supported with care and respect inline with native laws.”
The Huge restructure comes amid a turbulent interval for the Murderer’s Creed writer, which late final 12 months opened a brand new subsidiary part-owned by Tencent, Vantage Studios, which now oversees Rainbow Six, Murderer’s Creed, and Far Cry.
Tencent holds a 25% stake within the new subsidiary and can act in an advisory position, with last artistic and enterprise choices resting with co-CEOs Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot.
Ubisoft claims it’s shifting in direction of a much less centralised working mannequin, in an try to provide artistic groups extra possession of the manufacturers they work on.
