Ubisoft has already had multiple layoff waves within its development studios in 2026. Today, it has come to light that the latest development team to get hit is Red Storm Entertainment. That name may be most familiar to fans of classic series like Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon, as this is the studio that spawned those video game shooter entries based on Tom Clancy"s works.
According to sources speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, the North Carolina-based studio is being pulled out of game development entirely, which is said to affect 105 jobs. The studio itself will reportedly remain open, but only to function as a support team working on the Snowdrop engine, customer service, and IT support.
Red Storm Entertainment was originally co-founded by Tom Clancy himself back in 1996 before the studio"s acquisition by Ubisoft in 2000. The studio developed numerous games based on Tom Clancy series in its early years before focusing on the Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six series of tactical shooters, ending with Advanced Warfighter in 2006.
Since then, Ubisoft has put the studio to work on virtual reality titles like Werewolves Within, Star Trek: Bridge Crew, and Assassin"s Creed Nexus VR. Following the Splinter Cell VR cancellation, Red Storm"s most recent project, The Division Heartland, was cancelled in 2024 after multiple delays. It was slated to be a free-to-play shooter spin-off from the popular action series.
Ubisoft is said to be laying off the development staff as a part of its ongoing cost-saving plan it"s enforcing across its studios. So far in 2026, Ubisoft has laid off staff at The Division and Star Wars Outlaws developer Massive Entertainment and the Splinter Cell remake studio. Seven games were also canceled recently, which included the long-in-development Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake.