Ubisoft Reduces Workforce Amid Restructuring, Cuts 51 Jobs in Barcelona
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What we know
Location: Barcelona, Spain.
Department affected: Barcelona studio (developers on Black Flag Resynced).
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Ubisoft disclosed significant workforce reductions as part of a major restructuring following a difficult fiscal year. The company reduced its global workforce by around 1.2K employees during FY2025-26, canceled seven projects and delayed six others; separately, it cut 51 jobs at its Barcelona studio where many developers had worked on the Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced remake. The moves accompany updated risk disclosures highlighting commercial risks from delayed game releases and follow weaker net bookings (€1.53 billion, down 17.4% YoY). Ubisoft framed the changes as steps to build a more focused, agile and disciplined organization ahead of a larger pipeline of major titles. The Barcelona cuts prompted employee protests despite the remake's commercial and critical success.
Ubisoft cut 1,251 jobs affecting its Barcelona studio (developers on Black Flag Resynced) team as of July 14, 2026.
That is roughly 7% 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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