Ubisoft starts a new round of layoffs, involving 60 employees in the US and UK

CTOnews.com May 11 news, the game company Ubisoft (Ubisoft) confirmed the launch of a new round of layoffs, mainly affecting employees in North Carolina in the United States and Newcastle in the United Kingdom, estimated that 60 employees "may be affected."

Sources say the layoffs are mainly aimed at Ubisoft's Customer Relations Center department. Ubisoft said that by readjusting the department to better serve players around the world.

One of the affected employees, Matthew Hayes (Matthew Hayes), wrote on Twitter that Ubisoft did not provide prior notice of layoffs.

CTOnews.com note: Ubisoft will release its new quarterly results on May 16, and it is not clear how much the results will be affected. Video game studios and the technology industry as a whole have been laying off jobs in recent months. Game engine company Unity has just laid off 600 people, Take-Two has cut some jobs, and Xbox has laid off jobs at Halo developer 343 and elsewhere.