Ubisoft Shuts Down Beloved 26-Year-Old Studio, Cuts 'Black Flag' Remake Devs

As the video game industry continues to flounder , Ubisoft has announced its latest round of layoffs and closures. The publisher is shutting down the Finnish studio RedLynx, best known for the motorcycle racing series Trials. Additionally, the publisher is conducting significant layoffs at Ubisoft Singapore, which most recently developed Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced . “Today, we informed our teams of a proposal to close RedLynx in Finland, subject to the local change negotiation process, which would affect up to 52 positions,” Ubisoft said in a leaked statement seen by Eurogamer .