Andr\u00e9e Cossette, managing director of Ubisoft Qu\u00e9bec, is departing the studio in the midst of a wave of allegations of abuse emerging from across Ubisoft’s many studios.<\/p>\n
Cossette’s departure is oddly timed. For her part, a post on social media<\/a> seems to indicate that the exit isn’t tied to the numerous allegations about life at Ubisoft, but rather a normal departure after 22 years with the company.<\/p>\n The truth seems far more complex. It’s worth reiterating that across the numerous stories<\/a> we’ve reported on Ubisoft<\/a>, the pattern of abuse not only encompasses employees who treated other Ubisoft developers like sexual objects or emotional punching bags, but a culture in management that allowed abuse to take place as long as the games shipped on time.<\/p>\n Among other issues, Ubisoft Qu\u00e9bec is one studio<\/a> where developers fought “tooth and claw”<\/a> to get playable female characters like Evie implemented in their games while facing intense pushback from Ubisoft leadership. It’s a far less egregious offense than the abuse of employees, but it’s one notable incident that allegedly took place under Cossette’s watch.<\/p>\n