{"id":6478,"date":"2020-07-22T03:32:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T03:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/women-don-t-sell-ubsisoft-accused-of-deliberately-minimising-female-presences-in-their-games"},"modified":"2024-07-19T19:02:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T19:02:17","slug":"women-don-t-sell-ubsisoft-accused-of-deliberately-minimising-female-presences-in-their-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/women-don-t-sell-ubsisoft-accused-of-deliberately-minimising-female-presences-in-their-games","title":{"rendered":"Women don’t sell: Ubisoft accused of deliberately minimising female characters in their games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ubisoft has found themselves under fire in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct that contributed to working culture that was “hostile toward women” according to former and current staff. A recent exposé, which confirmed that a number of executives and department heads have been fired after the accusations have come to light, also posits that the culture of the company directly affected the games the developer was making.<\/p>\n

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Among many details I learned while reporting this piece: the developers of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey wanted Kassandra to be the only playable lead, but Ubisoft’s marketing team and creative lead Serge Hascoët wouldn’t allow it. Women don’t sell, they said. https:\/\/t.co\/67689QMHbr<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) July 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n