Ubisoft San Francisco

Ubisoft San Francisco was based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 2009 within Ubisoft's North American headquarters and was the lead developer for the Rocksmith series, a music video game that allows players to use a real guitar as a controller, which was released in 2011. The game was a critical and commercial success, and was followed by multiple sequels. The studio recruited a large number of new employees in the mid-2010s, and collaborated with Matt Stone and Trey Parker in 2014 to develop South Park: The Fractured but Whole, a role-playing game based on the animated television series South Park universe. The game was released in 2017 to critical acclaim. In 2021, it announced the first-person shooter XDefiant. Ubisoft San Francisco also provided support for several other Ubisoft titles, including games from Assassin's Creed and Far Cry series. On December 3, 2024, Ubisoft announced the studio's closure, laying off 143 people. XDefiant was also announced to be shutting down after not attracting or retaining enough players.