Ubisoft is preparing to take legal steps due to harassment of its new game AC Shadows. The company established a special team against harassment.
Ubisoft will be released after 3 days Assassin’s Creed Shadows While continuing his preparations for him, he took action to take precautions against harassment against the developer team. Speaking to the French media organization BFMTV, an anonymous Ubisoft employee has announced the company’s “anti-team plan” for the fight against online harassment. Within the scope of the plan, social media platforms and content sharing sites are constantly monitored by a special team. While providing psychological and legal support to the developers, it was emphasized that lawyers are ready to sue in confirmed harassment.
Measures for Ubisoft’s AC Shadows
Leaving behind 2024 as “the worst year, Ubisoft aims to recover with AC Shadows. However, the company predicts that criticism and harassment against developers may increase with the release of the game. For this reason, he advised his employees not to share what they were working in Ubisoft on social media.
“Our lawyers are ready to sue in verified harassment cases,” an Ubisoft employee said how serious the company is. However, these statements created question marks about how harassment was defined. The concern that behaviors such as criticism and trolling can also be included in the scope of harassment led to controversy among players.
Although some of the players see Ubisoft’s approach as a necessary step to protect the developer team, some think it can be a tactic to suppress criticism. In the event that the company’s definition of “harassment” is kept wide, the concern that even innocent criticisms may be the subject of legal processes is on the agenda.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is seen as a critical turning point for the future of Ubisoft. The game brings both expectations and discussions before its exit. The company’s measures to protect developers, especially online game communities will have an impact on the curiosity. Ubisoft’s attitude in this process can be an important example for both developers and players.