Ubisoft has announced the layoff of 105 employees from its Red Storm Entertainment studio. This decision is part of a broader, extensive restructuring and cost-reduction program that the publisher initiated earlier this year.
The job cuts are a direct consequence of Ubisoft’s decision to discontinue game development operations at Red Storm Entertainment. However, the studio will not be completely dissolved. Instead, Red Storm Entertainment will retain some of its functions, transitioning to a role focused on providing global IT support and continuing the development of the Snowdrop game engine.
Red Storm Entertainment was established in 1996 in North Carolina by celebrated author Tom Clancy. The studio quickly gained widespread acclaim with the release of *Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six* in 1998. By 2000, Ubisoft had acquired the company, and in 2001, Red Storm released another successful title, *Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon*.
In the years that followed, Red Storm contributed significantly to a variety of projects, including *Rocksmith*, *Far Cry*, *Tom Clancy’s The Division*, and *Tom Clancy’s The Division 2*. Up until recently, the studio was engaged in developing AAA virtual reality projects set within the *Assassin’s Creed* universe, but these plans have now been canceled in conjunction with the halt of game production at the studio.