An Ubisoft VP has resigned following assault and misconduct allegations

Help you save for a small stint at Epic Game titles, Béland had worked for Ubisoft for 20 a long time. He labored on the first Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Mobile Blacklist and Considerably Cry 4, among the other online games.

A dozen recent and former Ubisoft Toronto workers spoke with Kotaku, which revealed a thorough report about alleged misconduct at the studio now. They “described an in general workplace culture that undervalues women’s contributions, normalizes sexism and harassment, and would make excuses for the worst offenders whilst grievances about them go unheeded.” At 1 place, Béland’s spouse Rima Brek was reportedly the studio’s interim head of HR, and the department experienced a “reputation for being unhelpful at best,” according to Kotaku.

Final 7 days, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot revealed a letter to workforce that in depth a strategy to overhaul the company’s culture. As perfectly as investigations into experiences of misconduct, Ubisoft has launched a way to report “harassment, discrimination and other inappropriate behaviors” in self-assurance. In addition, Ubisoft will revamp the Editorial Team (which until finally lately consisted completely of white males), reassign an staff to oversee place of work society and seek the services of a head of diversity and inclusion.

Here’s the full statement Ubisoft presented to Engadget concerning Béland’s resignation:

“Maxime Beland, Vice President Editorial, has resigned from his role at Ubisoft, powerful promptly. Regardless of his resignation, we continue to investigate the allegations made against him. Furthermore, successful as of [Thursday], Tommy François, Vice President Editorial & Innovative Services, has been put on disciplinary go away pending the result of an investigation. One other specific in our Toronto studio has been terminated for engaging in behaviors that do not align with what is predicted of Ubisoft personnel. Other investigations are ongoing and will be conducted rigorously.
 
Ubisoft will not tolerate office misconduct and will go on having disciplinary actions versus anyone who engages in harassment, discrimination and other behaviors that infringe on our Code of Good Perform.”