Ubisoft has announced yet another round of layoffs — this time targeting one of its most infamous internal studios, Massive Entertainment, the developer behind Star Wars: Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
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Star Wars Outlaws Reportedly Performs Poorly on Switch 2, But it Never Performed Well on Other Systems Either
Star Wars Outlaws is reportedly having major issues ahead of its launch on Nintendo Switch 2. But for anyone familiar with the game, this should come as no shock.
Rumor: Ubisoft Cancels Star Wars Outlaws Sequel Amid Disappointing Sales
In a galaxy not so far away, the Star Wars gaming universe faces another setback. A new rumor suggests that Ubisoft has quietly canceled development on a sequel to Star Wars Outlaws, the open-world action-adventure game released in 2024.
Ubisoft Blames Disney/Lucasfilm and State of Modern Star Wars for Failure of Star Wars: Outlaws
Star Wars Outlaws, an open-world action-adventure game developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft, was released on August 30, 2024, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Billed as the first open-world Star Wars game, it promised players the chance to explore the galaxy as a scoundrel named Kay Vess, engaging in heists, space combat, and interactions with criminal syndicates between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
Ubisoft Faces Shareholder Revolt as Financial Crisis Deepens, Minority Shareholder Plans Demonstration Outside Ubisoft HQ Citing Deceptive Tactics
Ubisoft is once again in turmoil as a minority shareholder prepares to stage a demonstration outside the company’s Paris headquarters. AJ Investments, led by CEO Juraj Krúpa, has accused Ubisoft’s management of severe mismanagement, lack of transparency, and allowing the company’s value to plummet.
Ubisoft Closes a ‘Star Wars: Outlaws’ Studio, Lays Off 185 Employees as Company’s Financial Troubles Deepen Ahead of ‘Assassin’s Creed: Shadows’
Ubisoft, once a beacon of innovation and creativity in the gaming industry, continues its precipitous decline with the recent announcement of significant studio closures and widespread layoffs. The company’s struggles, marked by failed game launches, internal controversies, and strategic missteps, have culminated in a series of actions that signal a desperate attempt to salvage what remains of its once-thriving empire.
Gamers Overwhelmingly Vote for Attractive Lead Characters in New CI Games Poll — But Is The AAA Gaming Industry Listening?
Marek Tymiński of CI Games has sparked yet another debate in the gaming world, this time taking aim at what many are calling the “uglification” of gaming characters in AAA titles with a new poll. Tymiński issued the question on X asking gamers:
“Should lead video game characters be widely considered attractive/aspirational by the vast majority of players?”
Ubisoft Value Tanks: Market Cap Dropped 85% From 2021 to 2025
Once a titan in the gaming industry, Ubisoft has experienced a dramatic and concerning decline in value over the past four years. From a market capitalization of $12.17 billion in January 2021, the company’s value plummeted to a mere $1.78 billion by January 2025.
Ubisoft Reportedly Pressures Steam to Get Rid of Concurrent Player Count After ‘Star Wars: Outlaws’ Disastrous Debut
Ubisoft is reportedly pressuring Steam to get rid of its concurrent player count feature following the disastrous launch of Star Wars: Outlaws on the platform.
‘Star Wars: Outlaws’ Fails to Hit 2,500 Concurrent Players in First Weekend on Steam
The deeply unpopular Star Wars title failed to draw a massive PC audience, resulting in a concurrent player count in its debut weekend that fell short of 2,500 players worldwide. This would be a terrible showing for any Triple A title, but it’s even worse for a major Star Wars release featuring classic characters like Jabba the Hutt.
Star Wars: Outlaws Sees Abysmal Player Count in First 24 Hours on Steam, Has Ubisoft Failed Again?
Star Wars: Outlaws debuted on Steam yesterday and many were wondering if the troubled Ubisoft title would finally find its audience on PC.
The Game Awards Rejects “Woke” Titles With Official Nominations, Is Geoff Keighley Feeling Heat From Stuttering Craig’s The Real Game Awards?
Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards announced nominations today on a YouTube livestream and it wasn’t what the public expected.
Most assumed that the tenth iteration of Keighley’s annual event, which is typically driven by corporate interests and the legacy games journalism elites, would celebrate failed “woke” titles like Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Concord, Dustborn, and Star Wars: Outlaws. However, those games received very little attention while fan favorites like Black Myth Wukong and Astrobot ruled the day.
Ubisoft Replaces Julian Gerighty As Creative Director For ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ As Game “Underperformed Sales Expectations”
Ubisoft revealed that it replaced Julian Gerighty as its Creative Director for Star Wars Outlaws in the wake of admitting that it "underperformed sales expectations." In the game's first Dev Update, Ubisoft shared that Drew Rechner is now the game's Creative...