Ubisoft has confirmedDisbanding the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown development teamLater, again earlierconfirmThe company closed its Ubisoft Leamington studio in the English town of Royal Leamington Spa, and also laid off staff at its studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and Newcastle, England, reducing its workforce by approximately 185 employees.
Ubisoft Leamington Studio was originally FreeStyle Games, which Ubisoft acquired from Activision in 2017. It has helped develop games such as "The Division", "Star Wars: Outlaws", "Case 5: Rise of the Sea" and "Far Cry XNUMX" under Ubisoft.
The closure of Ubisoft's Leamington studio and the layoffs of several studio staff are believed to be related to the poor sales performance of Ubisoft's recent games, such as the poor sales performance of the previously launched "Star Wars: Outlaws" and "Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown", and the upcoming release ofAssassin's Creed: ShadowbringersThe market was not optimistic about the company, so some staff cuts were made to reduce costs.
On the other hand, Ubisoft has recently announcedNegotiating acquisition with TencentThere are even rumors that Tencent is considering cooperating with the Guillemot family, which holds a majority stake in Ubisoft, to establish a new company with some of Ubisoft's assets, which will also allow Tencent to obtain more content resources under Ubisoft.
