Ubisoft has staff for '70 Warhorse-sized studios' after cuts, says Kingdom Come director—'That could be 10 KCD2-sized games… released every year'
Ubisoft has undergone significant staff reductions, leaving it with approximately 16,600 employees. Kingdom Come: Deliverance director Daniel Vávra humorously noted that this number could equate to around 70 studios similar to Warhorse. He suggested that with such a workforce, Ubisoft could potentially develop and release multiple games each year.
- ▪Ubisoft has reduced its workforce by about 1,200 employees in the past year.
- ▪Daniel Vávra commented that Ubisoft's remaining staff could support the development of 10 games similar to Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
- ▪Ubisoft has faced criticism for its management and decision-making in recent years.
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Gaming Industry Ubisoft has staff for '70 Warhorse-sized studios' after cuts, says Kingdom Come director—'That could be 10 KCD2-sized games… released every year' News By Joshua Wolens published 22 May 2026 That might be too many KCD2-sized games, even for me. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Warhorse (left) / Getty Images (right)) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Ubisoft has been having a bad time of late.
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