Ubisoft to cut 70 jobs in Singapore, close Finland studio

The video game publisher and developer is behind popular action-adventure franchises including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Watch Dogs.

Ubisoft Entertainment logo is seen at the Paris Games Week, a trade fair for video games in Paris, France on Oct 27, 2024. (Photo: Reuters/Sarah Meyssonnier)

PARIS: French video game group Ubisoft said on Wednesday (Oct 14) that it planned to close a studio in Finland and cut 70 jobs in Singapore as it tries to return to profitability.

"Today we have informed our teams of a proposal to close RedLynx in Finland," the company said, confirming a report by Video Games Chronicle.

The company is behind popular action-adventure franchises including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Watch Dogs.

Ubisoft had already announced dozens of job cuts at the studio last year in a bid to refocus it on mobile games. It had over 150 employees in 2021.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less In Singapore, 70 jobs will be cut, though the local studio "remains an important element" of Ubisoft's global operation, the company said. The subsidiary recently worked on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced , a hit title released in July that has sold more than 3.5 million copies. But since January, the company has been slashing costs to return to profit, after posting in May a net loss of 1.5 billion euros (US$1.68 billion) for its 2025-26 financial year. It aims for at least 200 million euros in spending cuts in two years, on top of 300 million already targeted in recent years.

In Singapore, 70 jobs will be cut, though the local studio "remains an important element" of Ubisoft's global operation, the company said.

The subsidiary recently worked on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced , a hit title released in July that has sold more than 3.5 million copies.

But since January, the company has been slashing costs to return to profit, after posting in May a net loss of 1.5 billion euros (US$1.68 billion) for its 2025-26 financial year.

It aims for at least 200 million euros in spending cuts in two years, on top of 300 million already targeted in recent years.

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2024年10月27日，在法国巴黎举行的巴黎游戏周（Paris Games Week）上，可以看到育碧娱乐（Ubisoft Entertainment）的标志。（图片：路透社/Sarah Meyssonnier）

巴黎：法国电子游戏集团育碧（Ubisoft）周三（10月14日）表示，为实现盈利，计划关闭芬兰的一家工作室，并在新加坡裁员70人。

“今天，我们已将关闭芬兰 RedLynx 工作室的提议告知了我们的团队，”该公司表示，证实了 Video Games Chronicle 的报道。

该公司曾开发过《刺客信条》、《孤岛惊魂》和《看门狗》等热门动作冒险游戏系列。

育碧去年已经宣布在该工作室裁员数十人，以期将业务重心重新转移到移动游戏领域。2021年，该工作室拥有超过150名员工。

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育碧公司表示，虽然新加坡将裁员 70 人，但当地工作室“仍然是育碧全球运营的重要组成部分”。

该子公司最近参与了《刺客信条：黑旗重制版》的开发，这款于 7 月发售的热门游戏销量已超过 350 万份。

但自 1 月份以来，该公司一直在削减成本以恢复盈利，此前该公司在 5 月份公布了 2025-26 财年净亏损 15 亿欧元（16.8 亿美元）。

该计划的目标是在两年内削减至少 2 亿欧元的开支，而近年来已经设定的削减目标为 3 亿欧元。

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