{"id":608874,"date":"2020-08-14T14:50:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T18:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/?p=608874"},"modified":"2020-08-14T14:50:31","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T18:50:31","slug":"assassins-creed-valhalla-director-fired-ubisoft-harrasment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/games\/assassins-creed-valhalla-director-fired-ubisoft-harrasment\/","title":{"rendered":"Assassin\u2019s Creed Valhalla  Director Fired Following Misconduct Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/games\/assassins-creed-valhalla-release-date-trailer-gameplay-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed Valhalla<\/a><\/em><\/strong> creative director Ashraf Ismail has been fired by Ubisoft following an investigation into misconduct allegations made against Ismail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFollowing an investigation by an external firm, it was determined that Ashraf\u2019s employment with Ubisoft had to be terminated,\u201d reads a statement from Ubisoft (<a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/assassin-s-creed-creative-director-fired-from-ubisoft-f-1844724819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">acquired by Kotaku<\/a>). &#8220;We cannot provide any details about this confidential investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The allegations in question involve women who stated that Ismail has pursued extramarital relationships by utilizing his power and position at Ubisoft. 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I don\u2019t want other women to go through the same, and I\u2019ve already had several tell me he did all the same stuff to them, and they\u2019ve all been in the gaming community.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following these accusations, Ismail announced that he was stepping down as <strong><em>Assassin\u2019s Creed Valhalla <\/em><\/strong>creative director and would be taking a leave of absence from the company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am stepping down from my beloved project to properly deal with the personal issues in my life,&#8221; Ismail said in a now removed tweet. &#8220;The lives of my family and my own are shattered. I am deeply sorry to everyone hurt in this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the details of the external investigation Ubisoft referenced in their statement have not been publicly revealed, it had previously been suggested that 10 or more women had privately shared stories similar to Dani&#8217;s which involve Ismail exploiting a power dynamic and lying about his relationship among female fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ismail&#8217;s activities are just part of a larger issue that has <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/games\/ubisoft-executive-sexual-misconduct-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\">rocked Ubisoft in recent months<\/a>. Ubisoft has let go of or demoted three other key employees thus far (former Chief Creative Officer Serge Hasco\u00ebt, former Ubisoft Canadian studios head Tannis Mallat, and former Global Head of HR C\u00e9cile Cornet) over accusations of misconduct and harassment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of those within the company have stated that Ubisoft&#8217;s corporate culture suffers from a lack of consequences and oversight. 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