Ubisoft staff push back against Saudi dealings

• france
• assassin's creed
• saudi arabia

Ready at Dawn and Ubisoft vets found new studio Atlantis

The outfit is focusing on PC and console titles and is using Unreal Engine 5

• france
• studio news

Ubisoft denies reports that Yves Guillemot has been summoned in upcoming trial

"We categorically deny these claims"

• Legal
• france

Report: Five ex-Ubisoft staff detained by French police

Includes Serge Hascoët and Tommy François

• france
• police

French antitrust regulators raid Nvidia offices

Hardware firm confirmed to be the subject by The Wall Street Journal

• Competition
• france
• graphics
• antitrust

France extends games tax relief until 2028

Comes with new rules and an updated process

• tax relief
• france

Build A Rocket Boy opening Montpellier studio

Office set to open in 2023

• New Studio
• france

Focus Home Interactive acquires indie studio Douze Dixièmes

No figure has been placed on the deal

• Acquisition
• game development
• france

Virtuos setting up shop in Lyon

French industry vet Aurélian Kerbeci heading up the studio

• New Studio
• Job News
• france
• lyon

Microids opening Paris studio

This is the second new development outpost the company has set up in France this year

• New Studio
• france
• paris

French union Solidaires Informatique files lawsuit against Ubisoft

Complaint names number of former staff as well as CEO Yves Guillemot

• Lawsuit
• legal drama
• harassment
• france
• working culture
• misconduct

French developer Microids sets up shop in Lyon

Industry vet Chomard to head up this new studio

• New Studio
• france
• lyon

Ubisoft vet Ancel was under investigation when he left the firm

The Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil creator departed the publisher and the games industry earlier this month

• Job News
• france

Ubisoft appoints 20-year company vet de Waubert to head up Paris studio

“The Ubisoft Paris studio has been a pillar of Ubisoft for the last 27 years, developing many of Ubisoft’s most well-known games and flagship technologies"

• Job News
• france
• paris

Quantic Dream has to pay $7.8k to former employee

"The [studio] has committed a breach of the security obligation"

• Job News
• toxic
• france
• paris
• working culture