Ubisoft Workers Decry Industry's 'Culture Of Abuse'

A new open letter signed by almost 500 current and former Ubisoft employees announces their solidarity with the workers at Activision Blizzard, demands movement from their own leadership, and calls for systemic change across the entire video game industry, Axios reports.

“Over the past week, the games industry has once again been rocked by revelations that have long been known by too many of us,” the letter, shared with Axios’ Stephen Totilo, reads. “Revelations that a year ago many were hearing about Ubisoft. It is clear, from the frequency of these reports, that there is a widespread and deeply ingrained culture of abuse behavior within the industry.”

Last year, Ubisoft became embroiled in controversy when several workers spoke out about the instances of sexual harassment, bullying, and other abuses they experienced while employed by the French video game company. A series of high-profile departures followed, with vague promises from the executive suite to do better. But as today’s letter indicates, Ubisoft employees demand more.

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