Overview
- Level design team lead David Michaud-Cromp confirmed he was terminated effective immediately after previously receiving a three-day unpaid suspension tied to his LinkedIn criticism.
- Ubisoft said respectful feedback does not lead to dismissal and cited its Code of Conduct for disciplinary action when it is breached, declining further comment on the case.
- Michaud-Cromp, a 13-year Assassin’s Creed veteran and team lead on Assassin’s Creed Shadows, argued team performance hinges on clarity, trust, documentation, tooling and communication rather than physical proximity.
- Ubisoft’s policy requires employees to be on site five days per week with a limited annual allowance for working from home, which the company frames as necessary for collaboration and efficiency.
- The firing lands during a broad corporate reset that includes canceled projects, studio closures and proposed cuts in France, as unions plan a three-day strike and workers have staged rallies after the Halifax shutdown.