{"id":2195,"date":"2025-03-17T17:06:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T18:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=2195"},"modified":"2025-03-20T18:20:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:20:21","slug":"ubisoft-responds-to-assassins-creed-shadows-dev-protection-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/ubisoft-responds-to-assassins-creed-shadows-dev-protection-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft responds to Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows dev protection measures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amid the controversy surrounding Assassin’s Creed<\/a> Shadows, Ubisoft<\/a> has introduced protections to shield employees from harassment.<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ubisoft has released a statement to GameCentral in response to the report: ‘Our stance has always been that team members\u2019 social media channels are their own. Our top priority is the safety of our employees, including online, which is why, as a standard practice across Ubisoft, we offer guidance on navigating social media, digital safety, and support for team members\u2019 well-being. <\/p>\n

‘We also share resources to help prevent and protect against online harassment, something our teams have unfortunately faced.’<\/p>\n

Ubisoft has also clarified the ‘CSE’ refers to Ubisoft Quebec’s social and economic committee, and not the Communications Security Establishment Canada. We have updated the original story to reflect this.<\/p>\n

Original story: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has become a pivotal game for Ubisoft in terms of the company’s future, which is unfortunate as it’s also the most contentious in the series’ history.<\/p>\n

The game has been mired in controversy<\/a> ever since it was first revealed, largely because of its chosen protagonists: the real-life African samurai Yasuke and fictional female shinobi Naoe. The backlash even prompted a weird apology<\/a> from Ubisoft, where they acknowledged how ‘promotional materials have caused concern within the Japanese community’.<\/p>\n

After several delays<\/a>, the game is finally set to launch on Thursday, March 20, and it seems like Ubisoft is anticipating developer Ubisoft Quebec will be subject to considerable abuse from online trolls.<\/p>\n

According to French news outlet BFMTV<\/a>, Ubisoft have put measures in place to protect the game’s developers, which includes safeguards around social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the outlet, a Ubisoft employee said (translated via Google): ‘We’re advised not to post on social media that we work at Ubisoft to avoid harassment.’<\/p>\n

According to the report, an anti-online harassment plan was also presented to the Ubisoft Quebec’s CSE (social and economic committee) to help protect Ubisoft Quebec employees around the game’s launch.<\/p>\n

This allegedly includes a ‘team that monitors networks and acts quickly in the event of a targeted attack’, along with psychological and legal support.<\/p>\n

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