Ubisoft Cuts 51 Jobs at Barcelona Studio Amid Multi-Year Restructuring
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What we know
Location: Barcelona, Spain.
Department affected: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced (game development studio).
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Ubisoft has made job cuts in its Barcelona studio as part of a broader multi-year restructuring aimed at improving profitability after underperforming releases, cancellations, delays, and rising development costs. The company previously announced 380 layoffs in June and is now making 51 employees in the Barcelona office redundant, a move tied to the restructuring and criticized because it coincided with the commercial success of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced. The Barcelona reductions prompted a strike organized by the Spanish union Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) and demands for job protections, honoring promotions, salary improvements, and social benefits. Ubisoft said it respects employees' right to protest but maintained the layoffs are linked to its wider restructuring; the Barcelona office is expected to remain open while other studios such as Winnipeg and Belgrade have also faced cuts.
Ubisoft cut 51 jobs affecting its Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced (game development studio) team as of July 15, 2026.
That is roughly 0.3% of the 18,000 people Ubisoft employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 28 layoff events at Ubisoft since March 2023, including 245 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 26 additional events known from news reporting.
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