Ubisoft Montreal Studio Commitment

One of Ubisoft’s largest game studios in Canada Ubisoft Montreal Game Studio currently employed taken hostage set. Dozens of people are currently held hostage at Ubisoft’s Montreal office, according to the Canadian news outlet Montreal’s Journal. There are many heavily armed cruisers and officers in the area surrounded by police teams.

Located on St-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal’s Mile End neighborhood Ubisoft According to the images of the hostage-taking incident, which was announced to have taken place in the building, dozens of people are observed to be held on the roof. Eric Pope, Senior Manager at Ubisoft Montreal, made a statement regarding the events that are unfolding. Pope shared a photo of the people abducted on the roof, “This is insane, my crew on the roof.”, But it seems that this action has already been removed.

Ubisoft: we are aware of the situation

We informed Game Informer about the hostage-taking. an explanation Ubisoft Spokesperson, “We are aware of the situation and we are working with the local authorities ”. said.

Although there are still no clear statements about this incident, the statement made on Police Montreal’s official Twitter account said:There is a police operation in progress at the corner of St-Laurent and St-Viateur. We ask people to stay away from these areas. More details will now be released as the information is verified.” said.

It is not known why they were taken hostage.

on the other hand Ubisoft montreal It is unknown why this situation occurred in the studies. The attackers believed to be targeting a large amount of copyrighted content in the studio are reportedly still inside. As there are new developments, we will continue to inform you on this topic.

To update: Montreal police announced that no threat has been detected in the Twitter post for now, and that evacuation work has begun.