Ubisoft fires developer who publicly opposed its return-to-office mandate

Ubisoft fires developer who publicly opposed its return-to-office mandate

David Michaud-Cromp, level design team lead at Ubisoft Montreal, says he was placed on unpaid disciplinary suspension last week for publicly speaking out against the company's RTO plans. Ubisoft is forcing employees back into the office full-time five days per week, with a limited number of annual remote work days...Read Entire Article

Veteran 'Assassin's Creed' Dev Fired By Ubisoft After Serving Three-Day Suspension For Criticizing Return-To-Office Orders

After 13 years helping chart the course for the Assassin Creed franchise, Ubisoft has handed the pink slip to long-time series mission/quest designer David Michaud-Cromp – a decision that while normally nothing to write home about, raises eyebrows in this instance due to it being made just shortly after the dev was handed a brief suspension for criticizing the company’s recent return-to-work order. Arno Dorian (Dan Jeannotte) puts a French soldi…

Ubisoft fires employee who publicly criticized its RTO plan

Ubisoft continues to raise eyebrows around how it is treating employees as it attempts a business overhaul.

Ubisoft Fires Assassin's Creed Dev After Criticizing Studio Publicly

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Ubisoft Unions Urge Leadership Change, Call for Yves Guillemot’s Resignation

Ubisoft’s perilous start to 2026 continues. Shortly after the company shares dropped by over 30%, union members at Ubisoft called for an international strike after Ubisoft announced 200 people would be laid off. All of this is the result of an operational restructure, consolidating all of Ubisoft’s resources into just five “creative houses.” Union workers have been angry with Ubisoft for a while. Mismanagement, no prior communications before lay…