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Ubisoft Entertainment’s workforce is boiling over with fury just over a week after the company’s drastic “reset” announcement, as five French unions rallied for a “massive international strike” spanning four days in February, blasting management for layoffs, studio shutdowns and a draconian return-to-office mandate.

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The escalation follows Ubisoft’s January 21 reveal of six canceled games – including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – two studio closures, seven project delays and a third wave of €200 million in cost cuts, pushing shares to 14-year lows near €4.20 and erasing over 60% of yearly value. Now, insiders report “anger and despair” gripping developers, with internal chats savaging CEO Yves Guillemot and his brother as incompetent liars amid plans for 200 voluntary redundancies at Paris HQ.

Unions Draw Battle Lines: ‘Enough Is Enough’

On January 28, unions STJV, CFE-CGC, CGT, Printemps Ecologique and Solidaires Informatique issued a scathing joint communiqué, accusing execs of bypassing consultation, treating staff “like children” and enforcing five-day office mandates despite ongoing remote-work talks. “It is time for our management to understand that they cannot do whatever they want… Without us, Ubisoft would never have conquered and transformed video games,” they declared, calling for strikes February 10-13.

Solidaires rep Marc Rutschlé lambasted Guillemot: “He has no knowledge or understanding of his company or its employees.” Teams are “under pressure, often understaffed,” with no raises amid “excessive” exec pay hikes from the reorg. A prior one-day walkout drew just 10 protesters, but momentum builds for broader action.

Union Demand
Details

Strike Dates
Feb 10, 11, 12, 13 (international call)

Targets
200 Paris voluntary exits; full RTO reversal; cost cuts on backs of workers

Grievances
No dialogue; lied to staff/press; autonomy hypocrisy

Voluntary Cuts Mask Forced Exodus?

Ubisoft launched a Rupture Conventionnelle Collective (RCC) for up to 200 Paris roles – nearly 20% of HQ staff – hoping for voluntary quits by April to dodge forced firings under French law. Unions decry it as a “disguised redundancy plan” to cull without backlash, echoing 2025’s Massive Entertainment scheme.

This caps 3,600+ job losses since 2022 (from 20,729 to ~17,000), plus Halifax and Stockholm shutters. UK ops hint at ditching single-player for live-service focus; one dev claims unpaid suspension amid turmoil.

Internal Slack Storm: Guillemots in Crosshairs

Leaked Slack-like chats exploded with vitriol post-reset, per Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson: Employees “slagging off” the Guillemots as responsible for flops like Skull & Bones (€700M+ sinkhole) and stock nosedive from €20 (2021) to €4. “Actually insane… really hard stuff,” Henderson noted, tying rage to public announcements blindsiding staff.

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Fears of “massive exodus” loom, with devs eyeing exits amid morale freefall.

Pundits Pile On: ‘Ubisoft on the Brink’

Game journalists and analysts aren’t mincing words. YouTube breakdowns like Doctor Disaster’s “Ubisoft employees MELTING DOWN… Game journalists ADMIT Ubi is SCREWED” compile clips from Kotaku, PC Gamer and others decrying the “chaos.” GamesIndustry.biz warns of “real accountability” needed; GameSpot flags “anger and despair.”

Analyst Piers Harding-Rolls called cuts a desperate pivot; X chatter echoes: “Ubisoft collapsing,” “verge of death.” Fiscal 2026 forecasts €1B loss, €650M write-downs, bookings €330M short.

Layoff Waves
Headcount Cut
Context

2022
~300
Post-COVID

2023
13% (~1,900)
Restructuring

2025
Massive voluntary
The Division devs

2026
200+ Paris; more
Final €200M phase

Guillemot’s Defense Amid Firestorm

CEO insists the five “Creative Houses” will deliver “exceptional quality,” refocusing on Assassin’s Creed Shadows (delayed to March 2026) and new IPs. But with net bookings stagnant and rivals thriving, skeptics abound.

Xbox’s Jez Corden noted industry-wide “dilution,” but Ubisoft’s woes stand out: Failed Tencent bid, flops like Star Wars Outlaws.

Path to Redemption – Or Ruin?

Unions vow no submission: “We will not be bullied.” If strikes materialize and exits accelerate, upcoming earnings could spell catastrophe. For now, Paris HQ simmers – a powder keg in gaming’s turbulent 2026.