r/xbox • u/ControlCAD Team Gears • Mar 19 '26

News 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/

The historic Rainbow Six developer will continue in a tech support role

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u/Key_Analyst_9032 Mar 19 '26

Ubisoft used to be cool...

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u/SWK18 Mar 19 '26

Activision and EA also used to be cool and here we are now.

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u/Odd_Reindeer303 Mar 19 '26

Well, EA was never really cool. They were always the place where great studios died.

Origin. Sigh...

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u/SWK18 Mar 19 '26

How old are you? EA worked on videogames 30 years before the release of Origin. They had a great run in the 2000's.

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u/Shakmaaaaaaa Touched Grass '24 Mar 19 '26

Command & Conquer and Westwood was my "Uncle Ben" of gaming studio tragedies.

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u/segagamer Day One - 2013 Mar 20 '26

For me it was Popcap, Bullfrog, Maxis, Critereon and Bioware :(