Ubisoft recently announced the Assassin's Creed Infinity project to the world, but even that announcement came on the back of new misconduct information. Reportedly, several accusers remain in power, and Ubisoft employees are not happy with the company's handling of the situation. It should be noted that many in the Assassin's Creed community even pointed out that the two leads of AC Infinity, Marc-Alexis Cote and Jonathan Dumont, have been accused of misconduct in the past.

Now, in its recent universal registration document, Ubisoft has cited inappropriate employee behavior as a moderate risk overall, with the risk being deemed high for Ubisoft's ability to attract and retain talent. This change to Ubisoft's risk factor and its reporting thereof was first spotted by Axios shortly after Assassin's Creed Infinity's reveal.

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Since summer 2020, Ubisoft has been rocked with misconduct allegations of essentially every type possible. Ubisoft, in response, released a lot of people after investigation, with some also resigning. However, many have noticed that some accused just received new roles in the company, all of which impacts this risk to some degree. Of course, Ubisoft does note that part of this risk factor is increasing pressure from competitors, but also noted that seemingly unspecified damage to its "reputation and image, or to its working environment" would impact employee retainment.

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Ubisoft has, time and again, maintained that it took action in response to the allegations, outlined plans to protect employees, and revealed key position changes. This document reiterates those claims, stating that Ubisoft has "undertaken structural change in line with its values, which do not tolerate any toxic behavior whatsoever." But many have called on Ubisoft to be more transparent regarding its approach here, as until many fans see real examples of concrete change, a lot of this is being taken at face value.

Departure of key talents, inability to attract and retain talent, and occurrences of inappropriate behavior by employees are all listed as risk factors regarding talent by Ubisoft. It would make sense for the company to tackle these issues and resolve these risks, but still many find themselves feeling the need to hold Ubisoft accountable. It has spread through several gaming communities related to Ubisoft, but perhaps no more so than Assassin's Creed Sisterhood.

The Assassin's Creed Sisterhood was formed shortly after last year's allegations and has frequently called on Ubisoft management to hold itself to higher standards. Several individual Ubisoft devs have supported the Sisterhood, as well as Assassin's Creed community members around the world.

 

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Source: Ubisoft Universal Registration Document (via Axios and Gamasutra)