It sounds like something out of a cheap soap opera plot or a true crime podcast episode, but unfortunately, it is the tale of Red Storm Entertainment and Ubisoft.
According to GamesIndustry.biz, Ubisoft is pulling the plug on game development over at Red Storm Entertainment. The move will put 105 people out of a job, with Ubisoft offering severance packages and follow-on support.
Things haven't been looking good for a while at the American studio, headquartered in North Carolina. Ubisoft cancelled two of its most recent projects cancelled in 2022 and 2024, and it has now fallen in the crosshairs of Ubisoft's new 'global savings plan', per the source. The news follows two previous waves of layoffs in as many years.
For fans of Tom Clancy's work and his legacy in video games, the fall of Red Storm Entertainment marks the end of an era. Ubisoft is still keeping the name alive in the surviving franchises, but what's left is a far cry from the groundbreaking work done by the functionally defunct studio.
The Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary Studio
Back in 1996, the heads of Virtus Corporation and legendary novelist Tom Clancy decided to form Red Storm...
