Ubisoft confirms closure of Brazil studios

[Minos]

Ubisoft has confirmed to Joystiq that "development activities in its Brazilian studios will ramp down by the end of this year." The publisher states that due to the current market conditions, it can't "achieve the goals initially set for the studios." There is no set date when the Brazil shops will close, but it will be before the end of the calendar year.

There are currently 25 people working between the two studios in Brazil, who are "finishing DS and PSP projects which they will see to completion." The company could not confirm the official number of layoffs, as "some" team members may take positions at other Ubi studios.

The Brazil studios had worked on the casual Imagine series, which doesn't currently fit in with the company's focus on major franchises -- a priority for the major, new (subsidized) Toronto studio.

Ubisoft plans to continue its business presence in Brazil and is "currently evaluating opportunities." Overall, the publisher states that its "production headcount" should remain stable this year.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/30/ubiso ... alendar-y/

Yep I'll lose my job soon. If anyone knows of any regular environment art openings in Canada or Europe please let me know

[insta]

Sorry to hear that

Go north!

[Evert]

Oh fuck that sucks man, sorry to hear

and yeah, what insta said

[Steppenwolf]

Sorry to hear that (actualy you told me a while ago). Good luck on your job hunt!

As long as you are flexible with where to go you should find something with your portfolio. Now its your time to go on a adventure. That's the bright side

[arhurt]

You could also come down south... just saying...

But yeah man, with your portfolio and good looks, you will have no problem finding a job soon

Best of luck man!

[Mazy]

Damn, sorry to hear that Mino

[D3ads]

Sorry to hear of that Best of luck with securing a new position

[mjens]

Good luck Minos Maybe Rockstar?

[FrieChamp]

Oh no poor mino! I'm very confident that you will get hired by a different studio soon though!

[Sentura]

sucks bro, but at least you get to finish your stuff before moving!

[Tisky]

Mino, go to Sweden, then i will buy you a beer!

[Minos]

Mino, go to Sweden, then i will buy you a beer!

If only Grin still existed...

[Furyo]

Sorry to hear that, I liked my time in Ubisoft Porto Alegre and only wish there had been other viable business options for you all this year. Ubisoft wanted to restructure its business around the core franchises, so the writing was on the wall for a long time.

[e-freak]

If we are in beer mood already - come to germany, I'll get you a beer as well (and i guess the rest of the core folk here as well)... the nice thing about mapcore. where ever around the globe you move, some one will get you a beer

[Tisky]

You can rent the upper part of my house! Bathroom, bedroom , livingroom. Make your own indie games.

Set the jokes aside, i hope you find a great job, i want to work in Canada, seems like an awesome place, so i say go north!