Ubisoft will lay off 51 employees at its Barcelona studio, which will now focus exclusively on Rainbow Six projects. The cuts are part of larger company-wide changes that include two studio closures and a 12% staff reduction on Rainbow Six Siege affecting 120 workers.
The studio will now redirect its expertise and resources solely toward Rainbow Six Siege.
The company has seen two studios closed entirely in recent shakeups.
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Fortune reports that Xbox has layoff rounds planned for October, November and January. CEO Asha Sharma has cut 1,868 people so far as part of plans to reduce headcount by 3,200 over the next year, and Fortune notes layoff plans can change.
Xbox confirmed it is eliminating 268 roles across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and the XGS management layer, and is reorganizing studios so Activision develops the next Halo while Obsidian moves under Bethesda. Official Xbox Wire says the company is roughly three-quarters through its previously announced 3,200-role restructuring.
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Virgin Media O2 plans thousands of job cuts and will halt further full-fiber network investment to target £800 million in cost savings by 2029. The changes follow several quarters of falling revenue at the UK's second-largest telecoms provider.
