Laid off from Ubisoft.
Ubisoft's restructuring canceled six games, delayed seven, closed studios on two continents, and cut roughly 1,200 jobs in a fiscal year, after a loss north of a billion euros. The US filings are small; the contraction isn't.
At a glance
What's been reported about the Ubisoft layoffs
- About 1,200 roles · Fiscal 2025-26 reduction, global
- About 20,700 down to 16,600 · Headcount, from the 2022 peak
- Six · Games canceled in the plan
- CA 93, NC 17 · US filings in our tracker, 2026
Recent Ubisoft layoffs
Studio closures and a company remade around fewer games
Ubisoft's January 2026 restructuring plan canceled six titles, delayed seven, and closed studios including Winnipeg and Belgrade, with further closures and cuts reported in June. US filings in California and North Carolina mark the domestic edge of a mostly-international reduction.
Previous rounds
Ubisoft layoff history
Ubisoft is shrinking to survivable size around its biggest franchises. The restructuring followed heavy losses and reorganized the company into a creative-house structure, with the January 2026 plan putting numbers to it, canceled projects, closed studios, and a headcount now about a fifth below the 2022 peak.
The geography matters for reading US impact. Most Ubisoft employment sits in France, Canada, and Eastern Europe under labor regimes with mandated consultation and statutory severance, while the smaller US footprint, San Francisco and the Carolinas among them, files the notices in our tracker and negotiates individually like any American employer's staff.
If you're affected at Ubisoft US, the same gaming-market advice applies with one addition, project cancellation is not a credit, so document your work on unreleased titles carefully, builds, roles, references, before access ends. California and North Carolina rules cover the filed sites, and adjacent-tech demand remains the strongest near-term market for game developers.
Previous Ubisoft layoff rounds
2026, the restructuring plan · Six cancellations, seven delays, studio closures including Winnipeg and Belgrade, with more closures reported mid-year and US filings of 93 and 17 roles
Terms not published for US staff. French and Canadian employees exit under those countries' statutory processes, which don't translate to US expectations.
2023 through 2025 · Rolling reductions from about 20,700 at the 2022 peak toward 16,600, through closures, attrition, and targeted cuts across the global studio network
Terms not published.
How Ubisoft has compared
Ubisoft is what gaming contraction looks like from the distressed end, closures and cancellations driven by losses, where Sony's cuts are portfolio pruning from profit. For US workers the practical difference is small, undisclosed terms either way, but the company's runway is part of any decision about waiting for recovery.
Ubisoft layoff and severance questions
What severance does Ubisoft pay US employees?
Ubisoft hasn't published US severance terms for the restructuring rounds. French and Canadian exits follow statutory processes that don't apply to US staff, whose packages arrive as individual agreements. Yours is the only version that counts.
Is Ubisoft going to survive its restructuring?
That's the billion-euro question and not one we can answer. The company reorganized around its major franchises after historic losses, canceled six projects, and closed studios. What we can say is the restructuring plan is public, and anyone weighing an offer to stay should read it.
My Ubisoft project was canceled. How do I show the work?
Secure documentation before access ends, your role, the team, references who'll speak to it, and any shareable materials your NDA allows. Canceled-project experience is normal in this industry and hiring managers know it, but only if you can substantiate what you built.
Where do I file for unemployment after a Ubisoft layoff?
In the state where you worked, not where the company is headquartered. Ubisoft's biggest U.S. hubs are California, North Carolina, Texas. Severance usually doesn't block you from filing, and benefits run from your filing date, so file the same week.
Should I sign the severance agreement right away?
First pin down how much review time you actually have. If you're 40 or older, federal law gives you 21 days to consider an agreement that waives age claims, 45 in a group layoff, and a waiver signed under a shorter deadline can be invalid. If you're under 40, no federal window applies and the deadline in your packet may be real, so confirm it in writing and ask for more time if you need it. Use whatever window you have to read the release terms, especially non-disparagement and no-lawsuit clauses, and don't stall past a real deadline, because offers can be withdrawn.
Can I collect unemployment if I got severance from Ubisoft?
Usually yes, though some states delay benefits until severance pay periods end, and lump sums are treated differently than salary continuation. Check your state's rules on our state benefit pages, and file immediately either way so your claim date is locked in.
What to do after being laid off from Ubisoft
- File for unemployment in the state where you worked. Benefits run from your filing date, and severance usually doesn't block you. Ubisoft's biggest hubs: California, North Carolina, Texas. Somewhere else? Every state is here.
- Find out in writing how long you have to review the severance agreement. At 40 or older, federal law guarantees 21 days, 45 in group layoffs. Under 40, the packet's deadline may be real, so ask for time rather than assume. Read our severance breakdown first. The clauses matter more than the number.
- Mind the health insurance window. Losing coverage opens a 60-day special enrollment period, and an ACA plan usually beats unsubsidized COBRA. Compare your options before the employer coverage lapses.
- Get your real runway number. Severance plus savings divided by reality. The calculator takes five minutes.
- Know which clocks are already running. Severance review windows, COBRA election, visa grace periods, and 401(k) rollovers all run on federal deadlines that started at termination. All five deadlines are here.