Charlie Guillemot and Rémi Pellerin, studio co-heads of Ubisoft-owned Owlient, have both stepped down. That’s according to an report thatꦆ said the move was announced internally last we🔯ek.
"We can confirm that Rémi Pellerin and Charlie Guillemot have stepped down from their roles at Owlient to pursue new opportunities,” an Ubisoft spokesperson told . “We wish them all the best for their fu✨ture endeavors."
Guillemot and Pellerin co-headed Owlient since 2014. Specializing in free-to-play browser and mobile games, Owlient was acquired by Ubisoft in 2011. Its latest game, Tom Clancy's Elite Squad, faced criticism last summer after a Black Power symbol was used as the logo for an in-game terrorist group. Ubisoft eventually removed 🅠the symbol and issued a statement apologizing for the deeply trouওbling imagery whic💦h came at the height of BLM protests.
Axios reported that sources say Guillemot and Pellerin will start a new game studio outside of Ubisoft. Charlie Guillemot is the song of Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, with some pointing out that Charlieꦛ received his appointment as Owlient co-head soon after finishing grad school.
Guillemot's departure comes soon after the elder Guillemot issued an open letter Regarding Ubisoft's efforts𝄹 🐼to mend a toxic work culture. Allegations broke last summer that Ubisoft executives🧸 routinely harassed and sidelined female co-workers and were then protected by Ubisoft's HR department. The scandal led to an internal review, a rework of the company's code of conduct, and several high-profile departures.
Although Yves' letter pointed out many new executive appointments and company initiatives such as internal surveys, anonymous reporting hotlines, and mandatory anti-sexism training, a recent report from French publication Le Telegramme revealed many Ubisoft employees feel that "168澳洲幸运5开奖网:nothing has changed" within the company. Misbehaving executives a🍌re still misbehaving and still receiving proꦰtection from Ubisoft's highest levels, while employees that report toxic behavior are continually sidelined.
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