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Nearly 500 current and former Ubisoft employees have signed an open letter in solidarity with Activision Blizzard staff following a recent lawsuit<\/a> that called the World of Warcraft and Overwatch studio “a breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women”. The letter also slams Ubisoft leadership’s “empty promises” in response to allegations of “systemic discrimination, harassment and bullying” within the company, and proposes an industry wide collaboration to agree a set of “rules and processes for handling reports of these offences”.<\/p>\n

Addressing Activision Blizzard staff, the open letter, shared by Axios reporter Stephen Totilo on Twitter<\/a>, begins, “We hear you and want to loudly declare our solidarity with you. Over the past week, the games industry has once again been rocked by revelations that have long been known by too many of us. Revelations that a year ago many were hearing about Ubisoft.”<\/p>\n

“It is clear, from the frequency of these reports,” the letter continues, “that there is a widespread and deeply ingrained culture of abusive behaviours within the industry. It should no longer be a surprise to anyone: employees, executives, journalists, or fans that these heinous acts are going on. It is time to stop being shocked. We must demand real steps be taken to prevent them. Those responsible must be held accountable for their actions.”<\/p>\n

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Nearly 500 current and former Ubisoft employees have signed an open letter in solidarity with Activision Blizzard staff following a recent lawsuit that called the World of Warcraft and Overwatch studio “a breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women”. The letter also slams Ubisoft leadership’s “empty promises” in response to allegations of “systemic discrimination, harassment and bullying” within the company, and proposes an industry wide collaboration to agree a set of “rules and processes for handling reports of these offences”. Addressing Activision Blizzard staff, the open letter, shared by Axios reporter Stephen Totilo on Twitter, begins, “We hear you and want to loudly declare our solidarity with you. Over the past week, the games industry has once again been rocked by revelations that have…<\/p>\n

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