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[Draugoth]

A three-day international strike is underway at Ubisoft in response to its recent restructuring, with at least 1,200 employees taking part yesterday.

Marc Rutschlé, Solidaires Informatique union representative at Ubisoft Paris, confirmed the participation numbers to GamesIndustry.biz. He noted that the strike mostly took place in France, with additional activity at Ubisoft Milan.

The strike is running from February 10 to February 12, 2026.

Source

 

[BloodFree]

Ubisoft ....

These news are becoming more entertaining than their games.

 

[Labadal]

Unemployed on February 13, 2026.

 

[IFireflyl]

 

[Blood Borne]

Fuck 'em

 

[MidGenRefresh]

French surely love to strike. Are the going to actually show up for the strike or are they striking from home?

 

[spookyfish]

"I wonder how we'll choose which employees to lay off first .... Oh look. They're helping us!" -- Management

 

[David_Android]

oh no what will we do without ubisoft games

 

[VGA-Games]

Unemployed on February 13, 2026.

Hopefully!!!

 

[Gonzito]

This company is not going to recovered right?

 

[Skifi28]

French surely love to strike. Are the going to actually show up for the strike or are they striking from home?

Smart strikes.

 

[winjer]

Ubisoft is like a dumpster fire, on wheels, going down hill, on a road full of potholes, with everyone screaming at each other, with a massive brick wall at the end. It's glorious to watch.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Smart strikes.

 

[Sintoid]

That's a productive spike for them!

 

[IFireflyl]

Smart strikes.

 

[Topher]

 

[Kerotan]

French surely love to strike. Are the going to actually show up for the strike or are they striking from home?

The first day they'll strike from home the second Day they'll show up.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Smart strikes.

I was hoping someone will reply with this.

 

[kpopSuperstar]

What exactly do they expect from this?

 

[MrA]

This company is not going to recovered right?

No, but I'm sure the strikers will burn some cars in the process

 

[Alebrije]

Thats like just 10% of UBIs total workforce....the other 90% must be doing rave parties..

 

[Skifi28]

What exactly do they expect from this?

Be out of a job quicker.

 

[IDKFA]

I personally don't see how these strikes will change anything.

Ubisoft have a recovery plan, but do this they need to make lay offs. It sucks for the people involved, but what is the alternative? Ubisoft goes completely broke, which creates more job losses than planned?

And the working from the office issue. I personally prefer hybrid and can do that, but video game development is very different to my line of work, so no idea if being in the office five days a week makes a difference in that line of work.

 

[Kacho]

More layoffs tomorrow

 

[pudel]

What exactly do they expect from this?

More rave parties?

 

[Big-G]

This company is doomed lol. No matter what they do, there are workforce issues, games failuers, and general potholes along every step.

 

[GymWolf]

With all this love for strikes, you would think ubisoft employees are all incredible bowling players uh?!

Spoiler

i strike myself out

 

[PeteBull]

 

[AmuroChan]

They may as well just close shop at this point and file for bankrupcy. Their most valuable assets are now over at Tencent/Vantage anyway.

 

[StereoVsn]

A three-day international strike is underway at Ubisoft in response to its recent restructuring, with at least 1,200 employees taking part yesterday.

Marc Rutschlé, Solidaires Informatique union representative at Ubisoft Paris, confirmed the participation numbers to GamesIndustry.biz. He noted that the strike mostly took place in France, with additional activity at Ubisoft Milan.

The strike is running from February 10 to February 12, 2026.

Source

Ahh, France.

 

[pudel]

Their most valuable assets are now over at Tencent/Vantage anyway.

Nah, Tencent holds 25% of Vantage, Ubisoft 75%. And I am not sure if thats a good or a bad thing. Because literally nothing changed.

 

[BennyBlanco]

200M budget on a game set in 16th century japan. Lets do dual protags. One lesbian and an African guy. Whoever makes these decisions is not interested in making money.

Seeing them get mogged by a fat guy is incredible.

 

[pqueue]

fire every single one of them.

replace them with AI.

I mean... their games can't get any worse if AI develops them.

 

[BloodFree]

One lesbian and an African guy. Whoever makes these decisions is not interested in making money.

Nothing wrong with that if it's included in the right way.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Are they wearing flower collars?

 

[Roni]

No, but I'm sure the strikers will burn some cars in the process

Burning cars is a crime, striking is just preventing work being done.

 

[bighugeguns]

You just know the same people directly responsible for steadily overwriting that distinct Ubisoft culture with that exact same dumb as fuck, boring, unbearably homogeneous, monotonous woke slant over the years aren't going anywhere. "Creative autonomy", I'll believe it when I see it, ami, keep your fingers out of the kitchen.

Why punish the cooks when you continuously demanded big purple shit cakes?

 

[Trilobit]

Ubisoft ....

These news are becoming more entertaining than their games.

Is that gif supposed to depict Ubisoft as rad? Because in that case it worked.

 

[AmuroChan]

Nah, Tencent holds 25% of Vantage, Ubisoft 75%. And I am not sure if thats a good or a bad thing. Because literally nothing changed.

For now. When Ubi runs out of money, it's going to be Tencent who will continue to front he money to fund the projects.

 

[pudel]

For now. When Ubi runs out of money, it's going to be Tencent who will continue to front he money to fund the projects.

Thats very likely, yes.

 

[Plague Doctor]

Man... I am rooting against both sides of this situation. I am on team lawnchair and popcorn.

 

[The Mad Draklor]

This company is not going to recovered right?

It's rotten from the top all the way to the bottom. The higher ups and management are tone deaf and cannot read the room/market. Meanwhile, the employees are complete patsies because the corporate hiring practices and principles emphasize anything other than merit and competency.

 

[BloodFree]

Is that gif supposed to depict Ubisoft as rad? Because in that case it worked.

Might not be that rad if that's your own car with you inside doing that manoeuvrer. Definitely interesting to look at though from the outside.

 

[Karma_Games]

Ubisoft is like a dumpster fire, on wheels, going down hill, on a road full of potholes, with everyone screaming at each other, with a massive brick wall at the end. It's glorious to watch.

 

[Trilobit]

Might not be that rad if that's your own car with you inside doing that manoeuvrer. Definitely interesting to look at though from the outside.

It's basically ollie to nose manual, but with a car so I stand by my point.

 

[f~N_CH_1:3:3:3_SushiBoat]

More rave parties?

Techno Viking, what a fucking legend. Working harder on his groove more than any Ubisoft staffer.

 

[BloodFree]

It's basically ollie to nose manual, but with a car so I stand by my point.

Well, you know what they say, "When in doubt, try it out!" Plenty of bridges to drive your car off of, make sure to film it and post the stunt!

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

All these wokers are going to the top of the charts!!!

 

[Loomy]

More layoffs tomorrow

Pretty sure these people know that decades of Guillemot mismanagement has just been swept under the rug and they're being fucked over as a result. Wouldn't be surprised if they know they're done already.

 

[Mr_JPF]

French studios and worker strikes . A tale as old as time .

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