Ubisoft fires former Assassins Creed Valhalla creative director following an investigation

“As a result of investigations, Ashraf Ismail has been dismissed from Ubisoft and is no longer an employee,” a spokesman for Ubisoft told The Verge. Kotaku also viewed an internal message sent to employees confirming the company had terminated Ismail’s employment following an external investigation. 

Ubisoft has been under scrutiny since June when dozens of people spoke out on social media about the company’s toxic work culture, which allegedly spanned more than a decade, according to Bloomberg. New allegations are still being made, with Gamasutra reporting this morning on accusations made against additional employees, including Jonathan Dumont, the creative director for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, who allegedly displayed controlling and violent behavior in the workplace.

New allegations are still being made

Many executives at Ubisoft have either resigned or departed the company in recent weeks following allegations of harassment and professional misconduct. In July, former creative director and editorial vice president at Ubisoft Toronto, Maxime Béland, resigned from his position after being placed on administrative leave in June for several instances of inappropriate behavior, including sexual harassment. In that same week, three top executives, including chief creative officer Serge Hascoët, departed from the company in light of the recent allegations of inappropriate behavior. More recently, Tommy François, the VP for editorial and creative services, left the company in early August after allegations of sexual harassment were made against him.

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