Ubisoft Closes Winnipeg Studio, Affecting Approximately 65 Employees
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Dennis B. Price
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Ubisoft is closing its Winnipeg studio, affecting approximately 65 employees who were informed in a morning meeting. The studio, founded in 2018, served primarily as a support studio. The closure is already impacting in-development projects at the publisher, including work at Ubisoft Montréal. This marks another studio closure for Ubisoft in Canada.
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bskyUbisoft Closes Winnipeg Studio, Affecting Approximately 65 Employeesconsolecreatures.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledUbisoft is closing the doors on another of its Canadian studios.
the French publisher is shutting down Ubisoft Winnipeg, with around 65 employees reportedly affected by the studio's closure, who learned this morning in a meeting.
Insider Gaming says that the studio closure is already affecting in-development projects at the publisher and even other studios, with Ubisoft Montréal specifically named.
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