""At this stage, it seems clear to us that Yves Guillemot has no knowledge or understanding of his company or its employees," Solidaires Informatique union representative at Ubisoft Paris Marc Rutschlé told Gamesindustry.biz. "The company is continuing its cost reduction and layoff plan. Our teams are already working under pressure, often understaffed. After several years without pay rises (or very small increases), we understand that once again, employees will not receive a raise this year.""
"The three-day strike this week includes developers at Ubisoft Milan as well and comes after the French publisher announced a new emergency pivot that included delaying some big games and cancelling many others. In addition to a fresh cost-cutting program that amounts to another 200 layoffs, and annual raises that have shrunk during hard times, Ubisoft is calling for employees to go back to being in the office full-time by the end of 2026."
Over 1,200 Ubisoft developers are striking outside the Paris offices and at Ubisoft Milan to protest company policies and leadership. Workers demand reversal of a new full-time return-to-office mandate and accountability from top executives including co-founder Yves Guillemot. Ubisoft announced an emergency pivot that delays some major games, cancels others, and implements fresh cost-cutting measures including roughly 200 additional layoffs. Teams report understaffing, continued pressure, and years of minimal or no raises. Company communications call for employees to be back on-site full-time by the end of 2026. One Canadian employee was fired after criticizing the policies in work channels.
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