Ubisoft Montpellier, the studio presently creating Past Good and Evil 2, is allegedly being investigated by the Inspection du Travail in Montpellier, France, for labor violations. That is supposedly due to the massive variety of builders which have skilled burnout and have taken sick go away in the course of the sport’s growth.
Ubisoft Montpellier’s managing director is the most recent to go away
There have been many complaints in regards to the Past Good and Evil 2 15 yr growth course of and the massive turnover of employees consequently, together with the departure of the artistic thoughts behind the franchise, Michel Ancel. The newest high-profile departure is the studio’s managing director Guillaume Carmona, who did not return to Ubisoft Montpellier after taking go away firstly of the yr. A cause has not been given for his departure due to authorized confidentiality.
Sources informed Kotaku that his departure follows a yr the place dozens of builders took prolonged go away for stress or illness, together with many lead builders. That is what has seemingly triggered curiosity from the Inspection du Travail, who’s now interviewing Ubisoft studio staff to arrange their report on labor violations. A Ubisoft spokesperson stated:
The well being and wellness of our groups is an ongoing precedence. Given the size of the event cycle with Past Good & Evil 2, the Montpellier growth workforce is present process well-being assessments by way of a third-party for preventative measures and to judge the place further help could also be wanted.
Whether or not Past Good and Evil is ever launched stays to be seen, however it’s positively caught in growth hell.