Ubisoft has conducted another round of layoffs, this time affecting staff at two of its US studios.

A total of 45 employees have been laid off from the publisher’s San Francisco studio and Red Storm Entertainment, located in Cary, North Carolina.

However, the specific departments impacted by these cuts have not been disclosed.

A Ubisoft spokesperson told IGN: “Yesterday Ubisoft San Francisco and Red Storm Entertainment informed their teams of a restructuring that resulted in 45 employees leaving Ubisoft.

“This difficult yet necessary decision was made to align these studios’ organisations with their future business and development objectives.

“We are committed to providing comprehensive support to those affected, including severance and career assistance, and we thank them for their many contributions to Ubisoft.”

This marks the third round of layoffs by Ubisoft this year, following 33 job cuts at its Toronto studio last month and the dismissal of 45 employees from its global publishing and Asia-Pacific teams in April.