Ubisoft are reportedly continuing the ruthless cuts they've been insitituting in various stages since that start of this year, with the latest round seeing the publisher's Winnipeg and Belgrade studios closed down. At the same time, Ubisoft Barcelona is being restructured to focus solely on Rainbow Six games. As a result of all of that, up to 380 staff are reportedly at risk of losing their jobs.

The cuts have been reported by publications including IGN, The Game Business, and Game Developer. The latter cite the layoffs as currently being pending consultation, hence the lack of a concrete number of workers who'll be let go.

Ubisoft Winnipeg, set up in 2018, mainly worked on Ubisoft's Anvil and Snowdrop game engines. Meanwhile, the Belgrade studio was founded in 2016 and worked on the likes of Ghost Recon Wildlands, The Crew 2, and Skull & Bones over the years. Ubisoft Barcelona, now set to be Rainbow Six only, previously contributed to Assassin's Creed and The Division games.

They join the likes of long-time Tom Clancy studio Red Storm Entertainment, which saw around 100 staff laid off as it ceased to be a game development studio back in March, as sections of Ubisoft hit hard by the publisher's desire to slash costs. All of this follows the decision by Ubi management to re-organise the company into a set of creative houses looking after specific game series, with the formation of the one which houses Assassin's Creed, Rainbow Six, and Far Cry having seen Tencent hand Ubisoft a bunch of cash.

Solidarity and best of luck to any Ubisoft workers affected by these closures and layoffs.