Description: Ubisoft proposed closing the Finnish studio behind Trials on October 14, 2026, potentially affecting up to 52 jobs. That is serious news for the people who made the games, but it is not an announcement that every future Trials game has been cancelled.
There is no announced end to the Trials franchise as of October 15, 2026. What Ubisoft has announced is a proposal to close RedLynx in Finland, subject to local employee negotiations. It has not provided a roadmap for another Trials game. Those are different pieces of news, and combining them into one dramatic headline would get the answer wrong.
Why does the RedLynx name matter so much?
Trials is the motorcycle obstacle-course series in which one badly timed lean can undo an otherwise perfect run. RedLynx helped turn it into a cult favourite with Trials HD in 2009, followed by games including Trials Evolution, Trials Fusion and Trials Rising in 2019. The studio also worked on the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Star Wars Outlaws. Its history is much broader than a name on a closing notice.
On October 14, Ubisoft said it had informed staff of a proposal to close RedLynx, with up to 52 positions affected. The Finnish change-negotiation process still matters: a proposal is a concrete company action, but it should not be rewritten as a completed closure. Ubisoft had already outlined a wider restructuring in January 2026.
What are actual players saying?
The Nintendo Life discussion published alongside the news contains identifiable reactions, not just an invented claim that “the internet is furious.” One reader remembers hundreds of hours in Trials Rising and wonders why earlier games never came to Switch. Others praise Trials HD or Fusion, worry about the developers finding work, or darkly joke that the 2019 instalment might prove to be the last. These comments demonstrate the concern; they do not measure the entire fanbase.
Owning a series and employing the team most associated with it are two different things. In theory, Ubisoft could assign future Trials work elsewhere. That is a possibility, not a newly announced sequel. The developers' livelihoods deserve more attention than fantasy release-date calculations.
What should fans watch next?
Look for the outcome of the Finnish negotiations and an actual Ubisoft statement about Trials development. Questions about buying older games or using their online features need title-specific store and service information, rather than assumptions based on the studio announcement.
Bottom line: The future of the team is under immediate pressure; the future of the franchise remains an open question. You can restart a failed Trials run in a second. A real studio does not come with that button.
Sources: Ubisoft statement quoted in Nintendo Life, October 14, 2026 / Reader comments on the same report / Background on Ubisoft's January 21, 2026 restructuring
