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Ubisoft Boss still doesn't understand why his company is so toxic

Ubisoft Boss still doesn’t understand why his company is so toxic

Photo: Christian Peterson (Getty Images) In a new interview with The Press, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot seemed to say that toxicity in the games industry stems from the “friction” needed in the creative process. The implication was that it was almost inevitable. Two years later a workplace for sexual harassment, misconduct and insulting the editor …

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Ubisoft Boss still doesn't understand why his company is so toxic

Ubisoft Boss still doesn’t understand why his company is so toxic

Photo: Christian Peterson (Getty Images) In a new interview with The Press, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot seemed to say that toxicity in the games industry stems from the “friction” needed in the creative process. The implication was that it was almost inevitable. Two years later a workplace for sexual harassment, misconduct and insulting the editor …

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YouTuber confesses to being a secret gaming industry leaker after getting caught

YouTuber confesses to being a secret gaming industry leaker after getting caught

Image: Ubisoft / Dan Allen Gaming / Kotaku It turns out that a Twitter account called TheRealInsider, the latest in a series of leaks impersonating gaming industry insiders, was actually run by YouTuber Dan Allen Gaming. The story had convinced many in the scene that it was the real deal after accurately teasing what New …

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Ubisoft Claims It Was Never Really Interested In NFTs

Ubisoft Claims It Was Never Really Interested In NFTs

Enlarge / Galaxy brain, meet the Ubisoft brain… If you’ve followed Ubisoft’s relationship with the NFT space over the past year, you’ll probably remember its absurd release of Quartz NFT in Ghost Recon Breakpoint was discontinued in April after only a few months. At the time, however, Ubisoft said players should “stay tuned for more …

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Ubisoft CEO says he's still open to other partners after Tencent deal

Ubisoft CEO says he’s still open to other partners after Tencent deal

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot speaks onstage during the Ubisoft E3 conference at the Orpheum theater in Los Angeles, California June 15, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “We can do whatever we want,” says founding CEO Ubisoft will create three mobile games with Netflix The deal with Tencent follows …

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Ubisoft announces six Assassin's Creed games and a big change to the series' meta-story

Ubisoft announces six Assassin’s Creed games and a big change to the series’ meta-story

Ubisoft is going even further with a revamp and expansion of its Assassin’s Creed series that will include console, PC and mobile games, a return to multiplayer and an expanded partnership with Netflix. Why is this important: Through Assassin’s Creed, the multinational game publisher is trying to regain quality, productivity and reputation after several rather …

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Two years after his workplace crisis, Ubisoft boss says company 'stumbled'

Two years after his workplace crisis, Ubisoft boss says company ‘stumbled’

During a press event intended to expose the future of Ubisoft, its boss Yves Guillemot briefly mentioned his labor crisis, which began in 2020. Numerous reports of sexual misconduct sparked a string of departures from the company, but Ubisoft has remained under pressure ever since – and even this week – from staff who feel …

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