After Ashraf Ismail, the now previous director of Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, has decided to take a leave of absence, the French company had to respond in detail to the current events.

Yesterday, we discussed how Ismail quit Ubisoft Montreal, the head dev team of Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla (which has been confirmed to have no less than fourteen support studios), after getting accused of being in a relationship with someone for a year despite being married. The initial response by Ubisoft was confirming that the development continues, and Ismail left on his accord to concentrate on his personal life.

„We have started by launching investigations into the allegations with the support of specialized external consultants. Based on the outcomes, we are fully committed to taking all appropriate disciplinary action. As these investigations are ongoing, we can’t comment further. We are also auditing our existing policies, processes, and systems to understand where these have broken down, and to ensure we can better prevent, detect, and punish inappropriate behaviour,” Ubisoft wrote on its website in a statement. They will share additional measures that will be implemented company-wide in the next few days.

However, Ismail wasn’t the sole Ubisoft employee that was accused of sexual misconduct. Andrien Gbinigie, Ubisoft Toronto’s product-, and brand manager for Watch Dogs was also accused of sexual assault. He defended himself in a Medium post, which was since deleted.

Ubisoft responded to this issue, too: „Concerning recent allegations raised against certain Ubisoft team members: We want to start by apologizing to everyone affected by this–we are truly sorry. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive and safe environment for our teams, players, and communities. We have fallen short of this in the past. We must do better. Our goal is to foster an environment that our employees, partners, and communities can be proud of–one that reflects our values and that is safe for everyone.”

Some people can’t hold certain body parts back as they take control over their brains, and who knows how many untold sexual assaults could be out there in the gaming industry?

Source: GameSpot

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