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Ubisoft announces studio closure as it lays off 185 staff

Ubisoft is set to close its UK studio based in Leamington, as it sheds 185 jobs across the business.

Ubisoft is set to close its UK studio based in Leamington, as it sheds 185 jobs across the business. Founded in 2002 as FreeStyleGames by a group of former Rare and Codemasters veterans, Ubisoft Leamington had most recently worked as a support studio on games such as Star Wars Outlaws, Skull and Bones and Far Cry 5. In its heyday, under its previous ownership by Activision, it was best known for its DJ Hero games, before it was put to work on the publisher's Guitar Hero and Call of Duty franchises.

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