#studio

Insider Gaming reports that Ubisoft Winnipeg has shut down, with roughly 85 employees losing their jobs and multiple in-development projects affected.

Iron Galaxy announced another round of layoffs on Apr. 17, and Kotaku reports the cuts could affect up to 90 employees after the studio shipped Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4.

In a March 27 interview, Brenda and John Romero said Romero Games never closed after a funding cut, but staff fell from around 110 people to nine and the unrevealed co-op project had to shrink in scope.

Ivy Road says it will close on March 31, 2026 after Engine Angel failed to secure funding, while Wanderstop will remain on sale and Annapurna Interactive will handle future support and a still-unannounced surprise.

Pearl Abyss says the main Crimson Desert team has shifted to DokeV after release, giving one of the clearest public signals yet about how the studio is reallocating people, engine work, and timeline attention.

A March 7, 2026 report from VGC, citing Bloomberg, says NetEase plans to stop funding Gang of Dragon, the debut project at Nagoshi Studio. The report says the game would need another ¥7 billion ($44.4 million) and the studio is seeking replacement financing.

The studio known for The Simpsons: Hit & Run and Prototype has resurfaced in Vancouver under the name New Radical Games. The report links legacy staff from Radical Entertainment and Hothead Games, with no remake announcements confirmed yet.

A fast-rising r/Games thread on 2026-02-19 cites Jason Schreier and Bloomberg reporting that PlayStation is shutting down Bluepoint Games. The post is being treated as a major first-party studio restructuring signal.