
巴黎:法国视频游戏集团育碧周三(10月14日)表示,为重返盈利,计划关闭芬兰工作室并在新加坡裁员70人。
PARIS: French video game group Ubisoft said on Wednesday (Oct 14) that it planned to close a studio in Finland and cut 70 jobs in Singapore as it tries to return to profitability.
“今天我们已向团队通报了关闭芬兰RedLynx工作室的提案,”公司表示,确认了《Video Games Chronicle》的报道。
"Today we have informed our teams of a proposal to close RedLynx in Finland," the company said, confirming a report by Video Games Chronicle.
该公司是《刺客信条》《孤岛惊魂》和《看门狗》等热门动作冒险系列的开发商。
The company is behind popular action-adventure franchises including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Watch Dogs.
育碧去年已宣布在该工作室裁减数十个岗位,以将其重心转向移动游戏。2021年该工作室员工人数超过150人。
Ubisoft had already announced dozens of job cuts at the studio last year in a bid to refocus it on mobile games. It had over 150 employees in 2021.
新加坡方面将裁减70个岗位,但公司表示当地工作室“仍然是其全球运营的重要组成部分”。
In Singapore, 70 jobs will be cut, though the local studio "remains an important element" of Ubisoft's global operation, the company said.
该子公司最近参与了《刺客信条:黑旗 重制版》的开发,该作品于7月发布,是一款热门游戏,销量已超过350万份。
The subsidiary recently worked on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced a hit title released in July that has sold more than 3.5 million copies.
但自今年1月起,公司一直在削减成本以实现盈利,此前其在5月公布2025-26财年净亏损达15亿欧元(约16.8亿美元)。
But since January, the company has been slashing costs to return to profit, after posting in May a net loss of 1.5 billion euros (US$1.68 billion) for its 2025-26 financial year.
公司计划在两年内实现至少2亿欧元的支出削减,此目标是在近几年已规划的3亿欧元削减基础之上。
It aims for at least 200 million euros in spending cuts in two years, on top of 300 million already targeted in recent years.