Ubisoft says it's "deeply disturbed" by allegations of physical and emotional abuse at Brandoville Studios, a now-closed Indonesian art and animation office that's contributed to numerous AAA games including the upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows.

The publisher says it is "deeply disturbed" by reports of alleged physical and mental abuse at the Indonesian studio it outsourced work to.

Several games press are ringing alarm bells for Ubisoft, this early in 2025. Of course, we have been reporting on alarming news for the company as well. Now, it’s true that the video game industry as a whole experienced a downturn in business in the prior two years, and its normal for game companies to experience brief runs of commercial failures.

Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows might turn out to be a great game when it launches next month, but its pre-release coverage is anything but good. Besides continuing to be targeted by folks who are convinced that Ubisoft is rewriting history with an African samurai,

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With the release date for Assassin's Creed Shadows fast approaching, the developers have taken a moment to highlight the parkour system in the next entry of the popular franchise.

Ubisoft has responded to a damning report of mental and physical abuse at Indonesian support studio Brandoville. The studio provided assistance to Ubisoft on the forthcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows,