Ubisoft Opens Talks on Cuts of About 100 Jobs at Three German Studios

Ubisoft has begun discussions with the Works Council over a proposed voluntary departure plan affecting approximately 100 employees across its Düsseldorf, Berlin and Mainz studios, according to gamesindustry.biz. The company said no final agreement has been reached and that it will not comment on specific proposals while talks are ongoing.

More than half of the reductions are expected to take place at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, the largest of the three German sites. The company is also weighing a payout formula discussed with the Works Council that would pay a worker's monthly salary multiplied by 1.5 and by the number of years worked at the company.

Ubisoft zone managing director Benedikt Grindel said the cuts are intended to best position the German studios for the future with a clearer focus on their role, capabilities and organisational setup.

Earlier cuts and restructuring

The German plan follows a year of reductions across Ubisoft. In October 2025, Düsseldorf was among the sites hit by 185 job cuts, alongside Stockholm and Reflections, and the company closed Ubisoft Leamington.

The proposed German workforce reduction also follows the closure of Trials developer RedLynx and recent job cuts at Ubisoft Singapore. Ubisoft has described both announcements as part of its ongoing cost-reduction initiative, which progressed to its final phase this year.

As part of a broader restructuring into six Creative Houses, Ubisoft has shuttered locations in Stockholm, Halifax, Winnipeg and Belgrade, cancelled six titles and reduced its global workforce. In September 2026, Creative House 2 was renamed Massive Entertainment, which now oversees Tom Clancy's The Division, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell and new original IP such as March of the Giants.