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Jacob Blazewicz, 26 September 2020, 20:09

The newspaper Libération has published an article that reveals the details of Michel Ancel's departure from Ubisoft. It was supposed to result from an investigation into the alleged toxic behavior of the creator of Beyond Good & Evil 2. In response, Ubisoft's former producer accused the newspaper of spreading false news.

Christian Pieniazek, 10 September 2020, 20:41

Ubisoft has published a video in which its CEO, Yves Guillemot, apologizes for the scandal revealed in July. However, his words do not appeal to Jason Schreier, who is responsible for revealing controversial information from behind the scenes of the French giant.

Karol Laska, 18 August 2020, 19:58

The British studio Rocksteady, responsible, for example, for the Batman: Arkham series, has been accused by its employees of not acting in any way on a sexual abuse cases within the company.

Jacob Blazewicz, 23 July 2020, 13:50

Ubisoft has published its financial report for the period from April to June. The past three months turned out to be record-breaking for the publisher, thanks to the excellent results of the Assassin's Creed and Just Dance series. The company has also detailed the planned changes related to recent accusations of harassment and discrimination in the company.

Damian Gacek, 21 July 2020, 23:34

Jason Schreier, one of gaming industry's most recognized journalist, currently working for Bloomberg, has published an article that reveals many of the irregularities that occurred at Ubisoft. It turns out that the producer who created, for example, the Assassyn's Creed series, has had problems with discrimination against women for years. Many secrets that were swept under the rug were revealed along with the ongoing #MeToo action.

Karol Laska, 12 July 2020, 19:35

Following recent accusations against Ubisoft, the company decided to react and ended its cooperation with managers suspected of mobbing.

Jacob Blazewicz, 18 June 2020, 11:57

Electronic Arts has published an article titled Positive Play Charter, in which it discusses the principles of battling toxicity in games. The company will not hesitate to ban all the accounts of the most rebellious users, but considers this as a last resort.

Konrad Serafinski, 08 February 2020, 21:07

Valve is starting a serious fight against toxicity among CS:GO players. The studio is working on a system which, based on reports, will catch users disturbing others and mute them in conversation.

Adrian Werner, 19 May 2019, 20:29

This year, when you buy Battle Pass for Dota 2 (accompanying The International eSports event), you'll have access to a new feature that allows you to avoid players who don't like you when searching for games.

Milosz Szubert, 13 February 2019, 15:00

Rockstar will introduce changes to Red Dead Online that will curb aggressive behavior. The release of a major update to the beta version of the Red Dead Redemption II online module is scheduled for February 26th.

Mathias Zulpo, 16 July 2018, 12:23

Rainbow Six: Siege now automatically bans players for using certain offensive words. Although the system is meant to make the game environment less toxic, it's still far from perfect.