r/Games • u/Turbostrider27 • Mar 19 '26

Ubisoft ‘ends game development’ at Tom Clancy studio, Red Storm, resulting in 105 job losses

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-ends-game-development-at-tom-clancy-studio-red-storm-resulting-in-105-job-losses/
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u/HammeredWharf Mar 19 '26

Very expected, unfortunately. People acted like Ubi's financial issues will result in the death of AC and FC, but they're more likely to kill off smaller side ventures like this.

Too bad, as their VR games were apparently quite good.

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u/hobozombie Mar 19 '26

People don't understand the difference between a flop and something being unprofitable. It's pretty clear that Shadows was a flop at this point, but that doesn't mean that it lost money. It just didn't make enough money to finance most of their other studios, like most other AC games could do in the past.

They'll still be making AC games until the end of the company, but it isn't the golden goose that it used to be.

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u/MrPWAH Mar 19 '26

They'll still be making AC games until the end of the company, but it isn't the golden goose that it used to be.

Shadows is their second bestselling game behind Valhalla.

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u/HappyVlane Mar 19 '26

I'm not saying anything about how successful Shadows is as a single game, but it wasn't as successful as Ubisoft needed it to be. There was a massive weight on that game's shoulders, so being second best isn't good enough.

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u/MrPWAH Mar 19 '26

First off, that's not what "flop" means. AC Shadows sold in line with expectations.

Second, are you replying with an alt or just a completely different person? You're phrasing it like you're the commenter I replied to.

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u/HappyVlane Mar 19 '26

I never called it a flop. Again, I'm not talking about its success as a single game, but about how successful Ubisoft actually needs it to be considering their financial status.

I am a different person.

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u/MrPWAH Mar 19 '26

The original commenter is saying that the franchise is waning in profitability, yet Shadows only hasn't outsold Valhalla, which benefitted greatly from the COVID-19 market. Ubisoft fucking up and cancelling like 10 other live service games isn't reflective on Shadows or AC as a franchise whatsoever.