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Ubisoft Montreal Hostage Situation Was A Hoax

Warning: This article contains mentions of swatting, shooting deaths, hostage situations, and police violence. On Friday November 13, 2020, Canadian news outlet Journal de Montreal reported that a call had been placed from within Ubisoft’s Montreal offices to local police. The offices,…

Watch Dogs: Legion – Risky Ambition

Video games are boring and safe. There is no risk in another highly anticipated war shooter, depressing hell full of sad people, another obliquely named “action-adventure,” and the same old open world. Yell about one JRPG until it is remastered, I’ll show you…

Watch Dogs: Legion (Xbox One) – Review

Hands down, without a shadow of a doubt, I loved Watch_Dogs 2. Did I give it a 10 out of 10? No, because it doesn’t deserve it, though it is probably one of, if not the best game of the 2010s for me. It…

Assassin’s Creed/Far Cry Bundles at Good PS+ Sale Price

At long last, two of Ubisoft’s flagship franchise compilations are being offered at a catchy price tag. Assassin’s Creed had a bit of a reputation for being an annual game, but these games were no slouch and the later efforts, Origins and Odyssey, reinvigorated…

Ubisoft Forward – September 2020 Roundup

WARNING: The following article contains links and embedded videos that may contain language that some readers may find distressing. Reader’s discretion is advised. Right, let’s talk about Ubisoft before we get to the pre-show with more announcements than the actual show. You…

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Leaks

The Prince of Persia series is anything but flawless. The first game in the original trilogy dates back to 1989. Since then, Ubisoft has tried to reboot the series twice to mixed results. The most famous game in the illustrious history of these…

Mask-Off and Hands-Off Racism in “Elite Squad”

Warning: This article contains discussion of anti-Black racism, violence, police brutality, and murder. Recently, Ubisoft — and its subsidiary studio Owlient — produced a mobile game adding to the publisher’s line of Tom Clancy-affiliated games, titled Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad. This new…

Unclear and Inequitable Future of Ubisoft

Warning: This article contains discussions of sexual abuse and harassment, racism, homophobia, and misogyny. In our last update regarding the ongoing exposures of abusive practices and work environments at Ubisoft, we learned that Tommy François resigned. Francois was one of the Vice…

The Division Free Ahead Of Ubisoft Forward

As seemingly every single article you will read over the next couple of weeks will state, we’re getting perilously close to the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X. Not only that, but E3 or it’s entire replacement simultaneously felt like…

Another Executive Walks Away From Ubisoft

The continuing Ubisoft abuse scandal has now seen another executive walk away from the global company, seemingly with little to no consequence. Tommy François, one of the Vice Presidents in Ubisoft’s Editorial department, had been previously put on leave in June following…