# Ubisoft Barcelona staff face layoffs despite Black Flag Resynced success

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-company-has-turned-its-back-on-us-black-flag-resynced-developers-at-ubisoft-barcelona-are-being-laid-off-instead-of-celebrating-the-series-latest-hit/
- Published: 2026-07-14T11:16:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-14T20:04:32+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/assassins-creed/the-company-has-turned-its-back-on-us-black-flag-resynced-developers-at-ubisoft-barcelona-are-being-laid-off-instead-of-celebrating-the-series-latest-hit/
- Topics: Business, Companies, Entertainment, Gaming, Software, Technology, TV

## Key points

- Ubisoft Barcelona faces 51 layoffs after a hit launch
- Staff say success has not protected their jobs
- A three-day strike has been called over the cuts

## Summary

Ubisoft is planning to cut 51 jobs at Ubisoft Barcelona, even though Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has launched strongly and the studio contributed to it. The move matters because it highlights the disconnect staff say they feel between a game’s commercial success and job security, and it adds to continuing concerns about layoffs across the games industry.

According to PC Gamer, Black Flag Resynced sold two million copies in a day and set a new peak concurrent player record for the series on Steam, by nearly 40,000. Ubisoft Barcelona, which worked on the game’s underwater sections, was told about a collective redundancy plan after more than two and a half years on the project, staff said. The cuts were reportedly announced last month alongside reductions at Ubisoft teams in Winnipeg and Belgrade, and the Spanish union CGT has called a three-day strike in response.

## Coverage

- [PC Gamer: Ubisoft Barcelona staff face layoffs despite Black Flag Resynced success](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/assassins-creed/the-company-has-turned-its-back-on-us-black-flag-resynced-developers-at-ubisoft-barcelona-are-being-laid-off-instead-of-celebrating-the-series-latest-hit/)
- [IGN: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Developers in Barcelona Are Being Laid Off as Ubisoft Celebrates Game's Success](https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-black-flag-developers-in-barcelona-are-being-laid-off-as-ubisoft-celebrates-games-success)

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