Greg Miller

Hope they keep afloat.

Me too.

And then Verum Dex says, With prioritizing Game Pass, I hope that we don't see layoffs at Obsidian.

Game Pass does impact hard sales of Xbox titles to some degree.

I just hope this leads to positive change for the studio.

And yeah, of course, the Microsoft...

directives changing what xbox's vision is of course makes anybody out of city and i'm sure go ah geez what are we going to get where is this going to go we'll see yeah i mean you have two choices right now you kind of struggle along uh trying to raise funds wherever you can or you have a corporate owner that may just shut you at any moment neither is a great choice really is it no they both suck it's not a great time uh but keep buying games and supporting the devs and follow them and when they start new things go support that too and kez to keep writing about games

Number two on the ROPA report, Ubisoft union representatives call for the resignation of CEO Yves Guillemot.

This is Chris Kerr at Game Developer.

Two Ubisoft union representatives have warned that it will be impossible for company management to rebuild trust with employees while long-serving CEO Yves Guillemot remains in power.

Speaking to Game Developer about the current climate at the French publisher, Marc Rutschel and...

Chakib Matawi, who both ply their trade at Ubisoft Paris and serve as union representatives for Solidaire Informatique.

Jen would kill me for that.

That was a terrible pronunciation in French, but I tried.

I indicated staff at the company panicked.

I'm sorry, staff at the company panicked.

panicked and angry after experiencing what they described as betrayal from the top management.

The union reps shared their views just weeks after the French publisher announced a sweeping reset that kicked off with studio closures, game cancellations, the promise of more cost-cutting, and the announcement of a return-to-office mandate that will require staff to work on-site five days a week.

Screenshots of internal messages viewed by game developer suggest the initial response to the announcement was one of widespread shock, disbelief, and condemnation.

Guillaume himself was also called out in multiple messages posted on the company's internal communications platform, with some employees questioning why he remains in charge after presiding over what will eventually be five years of downsizing when Ubisoft concludes its 500 million euro cost reduction plan in 2028.