Update: Ubisoft has about Ashraf and a few other Ubisoft employees that have had allegations raised against them. "We are deeply concerned by these accusations. We take any allegations of abuse or harassment very seriously and we are☂ looking very closely into the allegations to determine next steps." The original story can be seen below.
It looks like the latest 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Assassin's Creed game will be flying without its captain on board. In a post on Twitter today, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Valhalla's creative director Ashraf Ismail announced that he would be stepping away from Ubisoft's upcoming open-world title to focus on his personal life and issues related to it. "The lives of my family and my own are shattered. I am deeply sorry to everyone ꩲhurt in this," he wrote. His account has since been deactivated.
To those wondering what happened, some allegations against Ashraf came to light earlier this week. The game's industry at large was rocked by a wave of allegations again𝐆st executives, individual developers, and media personnel alike on Monday. As more stories came out, a few people shared their own interactions with Ashraf on social media.
One such story comes from user Dani. , she alleges that Ashraf was in contact with her while he was married. "I was with him for a yearꦓ on and off before finding out," she writes, sharing images of conversations between her and Ashraf. The images show Ashraf lying about his marriage.
In response to Dani's Tweet, Twitter , "Known Ash since AC4 in 2013. Hell, I'm the one interviewing him in that screenshot with the wedding ban♛d. Just wanted to say I'm sorry you went ꧑through that and that you have my belief and support."
Ubisoft hasn't currently commented about Ashraf's departure, though likely will do so in the coming days. The company is planning to host its "Ubisoft Next" digital event next month. With the creative director of its biggest game for 2020 now gone, it would be wise to give an official account of wh꧑at happened. It would also be a good move to tell the public how it will prevent incidents like this from happen꧂ing in the future.
Ashraf's touch is bound to remain in Valhalla as the game isn't too far off from release. The f▨inal months of development are often geared towards squashing bugs and adding polish. Anything related to content is probably finalized or in the planning stages for future DLC.
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