Video game industry’s #MeToo reckoning: Ubisoft places two executives on leave following misconduct allegations

The #MeToo movement suddenly took hold in the video game industry last week. Many accusations were lodged against male staff at Ubisoft, the biggest game publisher in France. — Reuters

Ubisoft Entertainment SA, one of the world’s largest video-game publishers, placed two executives and several other employees on administrative leave as part of a corporate investigation into misconduct allegations made public over the last week, according to people familiar with the situation.

The two high-ranking employees under scrutiny are Tommy François and Maxime Béland, both vice presidents in the group overseeing development of Ubisoft’s games worldwide, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing personnel issues. Each man faced at least three claims of misconduct among a flurry of Twitter posts from named and anonymous accusers.