New report on Ubisoft reveals more shocking sexual harassment allegations - Eurogamer.net

A new report on Ubisoft has revealed more shocking sexual harassment allegations against its male staff.

French newspaper Libération (French language, paywall) published a report on Friday 10th July that digs further into Ubisoft's toxic working culture after a month of disturbing revelations about the Assassin's Creed maker.

The role played by Serge Hascoet, chief creative officer at Ubisoft, is explored in the piece.

"This tool, Whispli, exists at Ubisoft since 2018 to report acts of corruption." [note: likely insider tarding].

Report on one of his outbursts about a VP that demanded a lunch meeting with him:.

"Serge [...] said this "bad fuck" was hindering his creativity and that someone should open her mind by "[fucking her] from behind" and "share her around until she gets it"".

"He reportedly blocked a woman in the elevator and put himself against her, making groaning sounds and looking her in the eyes.

Some of his collaborators in the Editorial team reportedly did the same, to the point it became [a signature move].".

"[Ubisoft] gives a 2nd chance, or a 3rd chance, or more if necessary to its key employees, the ones that proved themselves.".

Ubisoft reportedly put two senior executives and "several other employees" on leave after multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment were made against a number of Ubisoft employees, including vice presidents Tommy Francois, and marketer Andrien "Escoblades" Gbinigie.

In a public statement issued in June, Ubisoft said it was "truly sorry" and confirmed it had "started by launching investigations into the allegations with the support of specialised external consultants".

They need to be profound, and we need to implement them quickly at all levels of the organisation," Guillemot said.

The fresh allegations come ahead of this Sunday's Ubisoft's Forward event, at which the company is expected to show off Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, Watch Dogs: Legion and Far Cry 6.

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