Video game publisher slashes jobs in SF and NC, sparking concerns over layoffs

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The trend of layoffs at major video game developers and publishers continued this week, this time affecting a number of people working at Ubisoft. Bloomberg reported that 45 team members from that company were laid off on Friday.

A Ubisoft spokesperson told Bloomberg:

This difficult yet necessary decision was made to align these studios’ organizations with their future business and development objectives. We are committed to providing comprehensive support to those affected, including severance and career assistance, and we thank them for their many contributions to Ubisoft.

Some were located at Ubisoft's San Fransico offices, and the rest were in Cary, North Carolina, the location of the publisher's Red Storm Entertainment development studio.

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