Over the past few weeks I& #39;ve talked to more than 40 current and former Ubisoft employees about sexual misconduct and abuse allegations. Their accounts make one thing clear: Ubisoft has known about these problems for years. My new story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-21/ubisoft-sexual-misconduct-scandal-harassment-sexism-and-abuse">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...

Among many details I learned while reporting this piece: the developers of Assassin& #39;s Creed Odyssey wanted Kassandra to be the only playable lead, but Ubisoft& #39;s marketing team and creative lead Serge Hascoët wouldn& #39;t allow it. Women don& #39;t sell, they said. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-21/ubisoft-sexual-misconduct-scandal-harassment-sexism-and-abuse?srnd=businessweek-v2">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...

Here& #39;s an anecdote about Serge Hascoët, one of Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot& #39;s close friends and, until his resignation this month, chief creative officer for decades. With one word, Hascoët could greenlight or cancel a game. Devs would spend months preparing for "Serge meetings."

At Ubisoft& #39;s headquarters, in Paris, when employees complained about the behavior of Tommy François, they say they were told it was just "Tommy being Tommy." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-21/ubisoft-sexual-misconduct-scandal-harassment-sexism-and-abuse">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...