Red Storm Was Working On At Least 10 Games
Insider Gaming • • technology
Key Points:
- Ubisoft has ended game development at Red Storm Entertainment, a nearly 30-year-old studio known for creating franchises like Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon, resulting in over 100 layoffs.
- Red Storm, acquired by Ubisoft in 2000, shifted focus to VR games and was developing The Division Heartland before the project's cancellation.
- At the time of closure, Red Storm was involved in at least 10 projects, including Rainbow Six Siege seasonal content, the next Ghost Recon game (Project OVR), Beyond Good & Evil 2, Splinter Cell, and conceptual work on The Division 3.
- Following the shutdown of its game development division, Red Storm will now serve as a global IT and Snowdrop engine support studio for Ubisoft.
- Ubisoft is expected to announce further cost-cutting measures in the near future amid ongoing restructuring efforts.
