Ubisoft lays off 45 from US offices

Ubisoft has made another round of layoffs, this time cutting staff at two of its US studios. In total, 45 employees have been laid off at the Assassin's Creed publisher's San Francisco studio and at Red Storm Entertainment, based in Cary, North Carolina. It is not clear which departments have been affected. “Yesterday, Ubisoft San … Read more

Cloud gaming platform Blacknut partners with Ubisoft

Blacknut Cloud Gaming has announced a new distribution agreement with Ubisoft. Starting this month, “a range of Ubisoft offerings” will join Blacknut’s platform, “allowing players to access over 500 premium games via streaming under a single subscription with no lock-in contract.” Ubisoft, which holds the cloud rights to Activision's current and new games for the … Read more