Ubisoft Halifax was the company's first North American studio to unionize. It is now being shut down, with over 70 developers being laid off.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/36712639

Ubisoft’s first North American union, located at their Halifax, Nova Scotia studio, was certified on December 18th, 2025. Now, not even a full 30 days later, Ubisoft Halifax is closing.

    • tburkhol@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      2 months ago

      They weren’t my favorite studio before, but they’re definitely never getting another dime from me. There’s a lot of fish in the sea.

      • msage@programming.devEnglish
        16·
        2 months ago

        Ubisoft has been utter shir for more than a decade.

        I used to love Prince of Persia, I tried to play Warrior Within half a year ago, that’s how much I love it.

        But it hasn’t been the same, it’s just generic shit all over the place.

        • GunValkyrie@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          2 months ago

          Have you played the two new prince of Persia games? They are very good. But not the same gameplay as the ps2 classics.

          • msage@programming.devEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            No, even Two Thrones felt off.

            The combat and movement was so good in WW that I didn’t try anything new after TT.

      • omarfw@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 months ago

        It amazes me that anyone played any far cry or assassins creed game in the last 10 years and went “yes this is a good game”. All they make is bare minimum surface level crap and it’s been that way for a loooooong time.

        For Honor was their last good game.