Ubisoft Leamington (Company)

Ubisoft Leamington

COMPANY» Founded 2002-01-01

Leamington Spa,Warwickshire,United Kingdom

Formerly know as FreeStyleGames is a British video game developer best known as the developers of the DJ Hero series and Guitar Hero Live. After acquisition from Ubisoft the studio was renamed Ubisoft Leamington. closed in January 2025.

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As FreestyleGames

Under Activision

In 2008 Activision (Company) acquired FreeStyleGames. Under its new parent company, the studio would go on to create Guitar Hero (Franchise)-spin off series, DJ Hero (Franchise). In 2015 the studio released Guitar Hero Live (Game), a game still closely resembling the older franchise entries, meanwhile trying to innovate by changing button placement on the guitar controller and introducing live video playback instead of real time graphics for the concert venues.

As Ubisoft Leamington

In January 2017, Ubisoft acquired the studio from Activision and renamed it to Ubisoft Leamington, after the studio's location in Leamington Spa. It was announced that the newly nominated Managing Director of Ubisoft Reflections (Company), Richard Blenkinsop (Person) would also serve in the same position at Ubisoft Leamington.

Closure

In January 2025 it was annouced that the Leamington studio would be shut down, the following statement was released to multiple news websites; "As part of our ongoing efforts to prioritize projects and reduce costs that ensure long-term stability at Ubisoft, we have announced targeted restructurings at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Stockholm and Ubisoft Reflections and the permanent closure of Ubisoft Leamington site" “Unfortunately, this should impact 185 employees overall. We are deeply grateful for their contributions and are committed to supporting them through this transition”