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‘Member how Ubisoft was recently in the news for oh, ya know, harassing their employees? Well they’re BACK and ready to tell you all about their philosophy on WOMEN IN GAMES! Well, retroactively through employee testimonials, but still. Today’s story doesn’t come as a surprise, but it’s still shocking to hear such a bad and patently false take: that “women don’t sell” video games. In a lengthy report broken down by Friend Of The Show Jason Schreier, we also learned that some of Ubisoft’s best characters from the last decade (like Kassandra for AC: Odyssey) originally had bigger roles – and if it wasn’t for developers fighting tooth and nail to keep characters in, they might not have been included at all! Today, we are collectively saying “WTF?!” on Inside Gaming Daily.
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SOURCES
[Twitter] @jasonschreier https://bit.ly/3jtWZWu
[Bloomberg] Ubisoft Family Accused of Mishandling Sexual Misconduct Claims https://bloom.bg/2CU4Mw6
[Destructoid] Assassin’s Creed Odyssey director ‘surprised’ at Alexios/Kassandra usage split https://bit.ly/30r7lxG
[VentureBeat] Horizon: Zero Dawn sales pass 10 million two years after launch https://bit.ly/3joBu9H
[Eurogamer] The Last of Us Part 2 is not only 2020’s biggest launch to date, it’s also Sony’s second-biggest launch ever https://bit.ly/30yUPfJ
[ComicsBeat] Hasbro’s Captain Marvel Products Show that Women Can Sell Toys https://bit.ly/3fNYVHb
[DigitalTrends] Ubisoft chief creative officer Serge Hascoët resigns amid misconduct allegations https://bit.ly/3jqelnl
[Twitter] @Shannon_Liao https://bit.ly/2OLqbuc
[ScreenRant] Ubisoft Ousts Multiple Executives In Attempt To Curb Abusive Culture https://bit.ly/2CP4l6h
[Eurogamer] Fresh report into Ubisoft culture highlights reluctance to let you play as a woman in Assassin’s Creed https://bit.ly/2E6dKHj