"The affected studio is Massive Entertainment, the developer behind Star Wars Outlaws. The game failed to meet Ubisoft's sales expectations, but Ubisoft did not say if that's why staff are being let go. In the message shared below, Ubisoft states that it has "introduced a voluntary career transition program giving eligible team members the opportunity to take their next career step on their own terms, supported by a comprehensive package that includes financial and career assistance.""
"Earlier this year, Ubisoft laid off devs at Red Storm Entertainment amid a larger restructuring of the company, including the spin-off subsidy with Tencent that will focus on Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six. Now, Ubisoft is looking to shed even more developers, and it's been called out online by fans and industry figures for the way it characterized layoffs as a "voluntary career transition.""
Ubisoft implemented company restructuring earlier this year that included layoffs at Red Storm Entertainment and a spin-off subsidy with Tencent focused on Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six. The company is now reducing staff at Massive Entertainment, maker of Star Wars Outlaws, after the game's sales failed to meet expectations. Ubisoft framed the departures as a "voluntary career transition" program offering financial and career assistance, without confirming if performance caused the reductions. Fans, industry figures, and parody accounts criticized the phrasing as euphemistic or Newspeak, and social responses, including pointed tweets and mock statements, appeared quickly online.
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