Author: by Alissa McAloon, Kris Graft, Chris Kerr
Ubisoft has released a general statement covering an outpouring of accusations against multiple current and past employees, saying that it has partnered with an external consultant to address allegations of abuse, assault, and racism.
As accusations have continued to surface throughout the game industry this week, Ubisoft in particular has come up time and again.
Today’s statement outlines general actions that the company will make to address what seems like an endemic problem within the publisher. The full statement reads:
This is also the statement Gamasutra received in reply to an earlier email for more details on the accusations from earlier this week. Though queried, Ubisoft did not respond specifically to what is being done in response to allegations against Ubisoft editorial VP Maxime Beland, as well as instances of harassment within the community development team, the sexual assault allegations against Ubisoft Massive director Antoine Emond, and accusations of racism, homophobia, and sexism specifically at Ubisoft Sofia.