Ubisoft studio unionizes, is immediately shut down by Ubisoft, affecting 71 people

Ubisoft has closed another studio, this time shuttering Canada's Ubisoft Halifax right on the heels of its unionization.Per a statement to GamesIndustry, 71 people at Ubisoft Halifax, a 15-year-old studio acquired by Ubisoft in 2015 and previously working on mobile installments for flagships like Assassin's Creed and Rainbow Six, will be starting 2026 with a run in the job market.Just this week, the Halifax team announced that its labor union, the first among Ubisoft in North America, had offici