Ubisoft announces layoffs and the cease of game development at Red Storm Entertainment

A source at Ubisoft has informed GamesIndustry.biz that game development at the long-running North Carolina studio Red Storm Entertainment will cease, with the loss of 105 jobs.

The studio will remain open, but the work of the remaining employees will instead be focused on the Snowdrop engine, along with IT and customer relations.

Red Storm Entertainment was founded in 1996, and it has been closely associated with titles in the Tom Clancy’s franchise for most of its existence, including the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon series. It was also behind the 2023 Meta Quest 2 game Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR.

Recently, Red Storm had been working on an untitled Splinter Cell VR game, which was cancelled in 2022, and Tom Clancy’s The Division Heartland, which was cancelled in 2024.

An Ubisoft source said the layoffs at Red Storm were part of Ubisoft’s global savings plan, and that departing employees will be offered comprehensive support, including severance packages, to assist them.

Red Storm formed part of Ubisoft’s “Creative Network”, a cluster of studios outside its five Creative Houses.

This is a breaking news story, we will provide updates as more details come in.