Ubisoft Slashes 93 Jobs At San Francisco Mission Street Office

Ubisoft is tightening its belt again in San Francisco, planning to permanently lay off dozens of employees at its Mission Street business office, according to a state filing. The cuts are scheduled for August and are part of another global round of reductions, as the gaming giant works to shrink fixed costs and refocus where and how its games are made after earlier studio closures.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, a WARN notice filed Monday lists 93 workers at Ubisoft’s Mission Street office who will be permanently laid off, with those terminations set to take effect on Aug. 10. The filing does not spell out which roles are on the chopping block, and the Chronicle reports that Ubisoft did not immediately offer additional details.

Kotaku and other outlets previously reported that Ubisoft shuttered its San Francisco development studio after sunsetting the shooter XDefiant, affecting roughly 143 staffers. That move left the company with only a business-office footprint in the city, while development duties were shifted to other teams and regions.

Ubisoft's broader restructuring

PC Gamer and other industry sites report that this latest round of cuts includes studio closures in Winnipeg and Belgrade, along with reductions at multiple Ubisoft locations worldwide. In a recent earnings release published via GlobeNewswire, Ubisoft said its global headcount stood at 16,590 at the end of March 2026, which is roughly 1,200 fewer employees than a year earlier, as the publisher carries out a sweeping cost-reduction program.

What the WARN notice means for workers

Under California's WARN Act, employers must provide at least 60 days of written notice for qualifying mass layoffs, and the state's Employment Development Department maintains filing information and resource pages for both affected workers and local officials. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the notice specifically names Ubisoft's Mission Street site. Company statements at the time of the earlier San Francisco studio closure said the business office would remain in the city, even as development teams were reorganized elsewhere.

Industry publications say the Mission Street layoffs are part of a broader rightsizing effort that has hit several Ubisoft locations this year, and multiple outlets have reached out to the company for clarity. Engadget reported that it had contacted Ubisoft for further information, but so far the company has not publicly specified which positions at the Mission Street office will be eliminated.