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Das Logo des Spieleherstellers Ubisoft auf einem Bildschirm, im Vordergrund ein Gaming-Controller. Ubisoft ist als Entwickler und Publisher tätig und besitzt Spielemarken wie Assassins Creed, Far Cry, Just Dance, Rayman, Tom Clancys Ghost Recon, Tom Clancys Rainbow Six und Watch Dogs. Symbolbild, Symbolfoto Köln, 01.02.2022 Foto:xC.xHardtx/xFuturexImage
Ubisoft has shut down game development at Red Storm Entertainment, the studio behind Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon. This is happening as part of a broader restructuring effort inside the company.
Work is getting shifted around across Ubisoft’s studios right now, with fewer teams actually leading projects and more being moved into support roles instead.
Ubisoft says the decision comes down to cutting costs and reallocating resources. That usually means layoffs and people being moved around internally.
Red Storm isn’t shutting down. It just won’t be operating the same way anymore.
The studio is moving into a support role, handling technical and engineering work for Ubisoft’s global network instead of leading game development.
Some employees have been moved into roles like IT and Snowdrop support. Ubisoft says it’s focusing on priority projects.
Moving into support means Red Storm won’t be leading projects anymore. It’ll be working behind the scenes, helping other teams with tools, systems, and technical work.
Red Storm has been around for a long time. It was founded in 1996 by Tom Clancy and Doug Littlejohns and helped shape early Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon titles.
Ubisoft bought the studio in 2000. After that, it worked on multiple Tom Clancy projects, along with games like Assassin’s Creed and Star Trek: Bridge Crew.
What this means for Ubisoft’s franchises
Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon aren’t going anywhere. Other teams inside Ubisoft will keep working on them. There’s already talk of a new Ghost Recon game in development.
Ubisoft is also working on Assassin’s Creed and other major projects.
These major Ubisoft series do not stop just because one studio steps back. They move around internally, with different teams picking them up.
At the same time, concerns increase about what happens to smaller or older studios like Red Storm. Not every team can stay in a lead role.
Moves like this are common now. Big publishers have been doing it for a while, focusing on fewer teams and shifting others into support to keep things under control.
Ubisoft is doing the same thing here. Fewer teams leading development, others stepping back into support roles.
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Written by
Ruwa Javed
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Pulkit Prabhav