One year on, A Better Ubisoft claims not one of its requests has been met
It has been a full year since the in-house focus group “A Better Ubisoft” (ABK) penned an open letter to Ubisoft bosses over the reported toxicity, abuse, and harassment that is taking place within the studio’s walls. And, according to comments made by ABK yesterday, not one of the group’s original requests has been met.
ABK was formed out of both current and former Ubisoft employees, who decided to take matters into their own hands following the publishing of a Bloomberg report into a culture of sexual harassment, bullying, and other toxic behaviors at the Assassin’s Creed developer. The fallout from the report lead to several resignations and repurposed positions within the studio, as well as an apology video from CEO Yves Guillemot, notoriously timed to air minutes before Spetember 2020’s “Ubisoft Forward” presentation.
It is one year to the day that we signed our open letter to Ubisoft management calling for FAR more action to tackle abuse and setting out our four key demands. None of our demands have been met.#ABetterUbisoft #EndAbuseInGaming
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The ABK movement wrote to Ubisoft leadership, demanding “real, fundamental change” at the company — a letter which was signed by over 500 employees. The letter outlined demands for new rules, leadership accountability, better communication, and, above all, the full removal of any and all known offenders from the company. However, according to ABK’s update, none of the above actions have been implemented.
Furthermore, ABK notes that 25% of the people who signed the original letter have since left Ubisoft entirely, suggesting a sense of frustration and apathy
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