Almost a month has passed since allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct were filed against many, many members of the gaming industry, several of which involved actions by staff at Assassin’s Creed manufacturer Ubisoft. The company, in the weeks following those allegations, saw the departure of some of the employees …
Read More »Ubisoft executive Maxime Beland resigned after allegations of harassment and assault
Ubisoft Vice President of Publishing Maxime Beland resigned after being accused of sexual harassment and assault. The company also revealed that Beland’s vice president of publishing, Tommy Francois, was placed on disciplinary leave pending the outcome of an investigation, although it is worth noting that Francois has reportedly already been …
Read More »PS2 Hack runs games on burned DVD discs, no Mod chip required
Building on an idea he’s had since he was a child, security software engineer CTurt has developed a way for people to play unofficial games on a PS2 console by burning them to DVD along with an exploit. If you don’t have a very technical explanation of how everything works, …
Read More »Ubisoft to investigate allegations of sexual harassment and rampant harassment
Ubisoft has released a general statement covering a number of allegations against multiple current and past employees, saying it has partnered with an outside consultant to address allegations of abuse, assault and racism. As the allegations have continued to surface in the gaming industry this week, Ubisoft in particular has …
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