Since its reveal in May, Assassin's Creed Shadows has courted racist backlash due to its co-lead Yasuke (famously known as the first Black samurai), and Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has no time for it.During a newly published company Q&A, Guillemot was asked about facets of the industry he's disappointed by. He went on to talk about the "malicious and personal attacks" directed at Ubisoft staff, some of which came courtesy of Twitter head Elon Musk."I want to make it clear that we, at Ubisoft, condemn these hateful acts in the strongest possible terms," said Guillemot, "and I encourage the rest of the industry and players to denounce them, too."The Assassin's Creed franchise has never been a stranger to historical fiction, but Yasuke marks the…
Fragbite CEO Marcus Teilman has resigned to "pursue new challenges" one day after the publisher declared Alara Prime developer Fall Damage bankrupt.The Swedish video game and esports company has named chairman Stefan Tengvall as interim CEO. Tengvall will step down as chairman of the board as a result but will remain a board member. Board member Sten Wranne will replace him as chairman."The board and I thank Marcus for his efforts and his commitment to Fragbite Group during his time as CEO and wish him the best of luck in the future. The company has initiated a cost reduction programme with the aim of securing a healthy cash flow in both the short and long term," said Tengvall in a press release."Further examining the costs of the group and our portfolio companies …
Sony has elected to reverse its proposed policy requiring a PlayStation Network account for Helldivers 2 players on Steam.Last week, Sony said PC players would have to link their pre-existing PSN account (or make a new one) with Steam to continue playing the game. The requirement was turned off at launch due to the overwhelming influx of players.Originally, account linking would've begun today, May 6. In canceling it, Sony said it's "still learning what is best for PC players. […] Thanks again for your continued support of Helldivers 2 and we’ll keep you updated on future plans."Reactions to this requirement were very negative, particularly from players in countries where PSN isn't available. Over the weekend, Helldivers 2 was flooded with negative reviews and …
The rocky performance of Overwatch 2 is hitting its developers financially. A new Bloomberg report claims Blizzard staff who worked on the hero shooter won't receive any bonus compensation.Developers often get bonus pay depending on a game's critical or commercial performance, and Blizzard is no exception. Last summer, a new policy change made it so payouts were now tied to a franchise's overall performance.Ex-Blizzard presidents J. Allen Brack and Mike Morhaime reportedly spent a decade calling for everyone to be fairly compensated. Conversely, then-Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick aruged those behind the most "lucrative" games should be rewarded the most.The teams for Diablo IV and World of Warcraft were well-compensated, given how well those two games did in…