Ubisoft lays off 105 people at Red Storm, the studio co-founded 30 years ago by Tom Clancy, converts it to a support role
Ubisoft has laid off 105 employees at Red Storm Entertainment and ended game development at the historic studio. The North Carolina-based studio, co-founded by author Tom Clancy in 1996, created the original Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon franchises. Red Storm will remain open but transition to providing IT and technical support for other Ubisoft projects.
This represents the loss of irreplaceable institutional knowledge and creative legacy in gaming. Red Storm's closure as a development studio eliminates one of the few remaining connections to the original vision of Tom Clancy's tactical gaming universe, reducing it to a support function for corporate cost-cutting.
Ubisoft's restructuring reflects necessary adaptation to current market realities and operational efficiency needs. Converting underperforming studios to support roles while maintaining employment for some staff represents a pragmatic approach to sustaining the business during challenging economic conditions.
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