Tom Clancy, Star Trek: Bridge Studio Ubisoft Red Storm lists 19, and takes “Global Cost Saving Struggle” as an example

IGN learned that 19 employees have been fired from Star Trek: Bridge Studios and Tom Clancy Ubisov Redd Storm.

Ubisoft confirmed the layoffs for IGN in a statement, as follows:

Today, Ubisoft decided to cancel 19 characters in Red Storm Entertainment. This step is part of our ongoing, targeted restructuring and global cost-saving efforts and reflects the needs of the studio project. While this is not an easy decision, it is necessary given our operational priorities. We remain committed to supporting those who are under full severance payments, expanding health care benefits and career transition assistance. We are very grateful for their hard work and their impact on Ubisoft.

Ubisoft PR also confirmed that today's layoffs have no impact on other Ubisoft locations. However, the company did not respond to IGN's request for how many employees are among the employees in Red Storm or the company's current project status.

Ubisoft Red Storm was originally Red Storm Entertainment, and was created specifically by writer Tom Clancy based on his novels, including Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six. The studio, acquired by Ubisoft in 2000, went on to create hits like Tom Clancy’s Ghost Scout series and assisted with other popular Tom Clancy games, such as the department. In recent years, it started backseat roles in VR and support studios as a werewolf in 2016. Recently, I continued to use Star Trek: Bridges: Bridges and Assassin's Creed Nexus Nexus VR.

Red Storm is also working in the canceled Splinter Cell VR game, too. Division Heartland. Recently, Red Storm assisted XDEFIANT, which was completely closed last month Last year's announcement. At that time, Ubisoft shut down the San Francisco and Osaka studios behind the game Some layoffs occurred in the Red Storm. It is not clear what projects Red Storm is currently working on.

Rebekah Valentine is a senior journalist at IGN. You can find her post on bluesky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Is there a story tip? Send it to [email protected].