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Ubisoft boss Guillemot issues apology for failing to protect staff News Sep 11th, 2020

Ubisoft boss Guillemot issues apology for failing to protect staff

Firm comes under fire for not featuring this in its Forward marketing event

Report: Ubisoft staff told to discuss harassment with harasser before HR News Jul 27th, 2020

Report: Ubisoft staff told to discuss harassment with harasser before HR

According to document sent to staff at the French firm's Canadian studios last year

Investors take Guillemot to task over Ubisoft abuse allegations News Jul 23rd, 2020

Investors take Guillemot to task over Ubisoft abuse allegations

CEO put on the spot about what he did and did not know about his company's working culture

Former Ubisoft HR employee says management distrusted harassment victims News Jul 22nd, 2020

Former Ubisoft HR employee says management distrusted harassment victims

Marketing team and execs apparently said that female protagonists don't sell games

Games industry harassment hotline opens next month News Jul 15th, 2020

Games industry harassment hotline opens next month

“We started the Games and Online Harassment Hotline to ensure that anyone who experiences such abuse can reach out to us to get whatever support they might need"

Naughty Dog condemns The Last of Us 2 harassment News Jul 7th, 2020

Naughty Dog condemns The Last of Us 2 harassment

Follows messages and threats sent to actor Bailey

Oculus co-founder Mitchell opening new studio Mountaintop Job News Jul 1st, 2020

Oculus co-founder Mitchell opening new studio Mountaintop

Venture has a zero-tolerance policy on bully and harassment

Techland and Gato cut ties with Chris Avellone after sexual harassment allegations News Jun 23rd, 2020

Techland and Gato cut ties with Chris Avellone after sexual harassment allegations

Part of a new wave of industry people being outed for their shitty behaviour

EA outlines new community guidelines News Jun 18th, 2020

EA outlines new community guidelines

Positive Play Charter lays out clear rules for using the company's services and the penalties for breaking them

Valorant developers will not accept bullying and harassment News May 7th, 2020

Valorant developers will not accept bullying and harassment

"Harassment and bullying in games is not a status quo I'm comfortable accepting"

EA continues to meet with games community to curb toxicity with Gamescom council News Sep 11th, 2019

EA continues to meet with games community to curb toxicity with Gamescom council

The firm is taking steps to cur toxicity online

Members of the games industry come forward with allegations of sexual assault from their peers News Aug 28th, 2019

Members of the games industry come forward with allegations of sexual assault from their peers

Now survivors from all over the industry are detailing alleged harassment, assault and abuse

EA held an event about tackling harassment and bullying in games at E3 News Jun 14th, 2019

EA held an event about tackling harassment and bullying in games at E3

Research from anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label, 57 per cent of users have been bullied in an online title

Microsoft outlines distinction between trash talk and harassment in Community Standards update News May 3rd, 2019

Microsoft outlines distinction between trash talk and harassment in Community Standards update

"We get it – gaming can be competitive and interactions with other players can get heated"

Overwatch players are harassing Brigitte’s voice actor over gameplay frustrations News Feb 28th, 2019

Overwatch players are harassing Brigitte’s voice actor over gameplay frustrations

Matilda Smedius faces the wrath of angry gamers for decisions she had no hand in making

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