Ubisoft Closes Halifax Studio Just After Employees Unionized [Updated]
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Ubisoft has announced the closure of its Ubisoft Halifax studio, just days after it was announced employees were unionizing.
      • MolochAlter@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Their games have been reheated bongwater broth for more than a decade now, more predictable than even Sony and far less competent in execution, did you need more reasons?

  • the_weez@midwest.socialEnglish
    43·
    5 days ago

    I’ve been avoiding ubi for a decade or longer because they suck in many other ways, but here’s another reason to not give them a single penny.

  • weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    121·
    4 days ago

    Ubisoft is actually the worst possible video game corporation.

    They almost never make a game that’s worthy of anyone’s time, their business practices are scummy, they kill off their games and tell people to get used to not owning them, treat their workers like shit and their stock price is in the gutter so not even the wallstreet ghouls benefit from how awful they are.

    It’s incredible.

      • weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        Yeah, I remember that. They also treat their players like absolute shit in general. But at least Rockstar makes games people enjoy and provides shareholder value. Ubisoft sucks so much they are actively harmful to everyone involved.

  • Whowebe@europe.pubEnglish
    61·
    4 days ago

    Here if over 50% want to form a union its illegal to stop it. I wonder if the USA has that?

  • slimerancher@lemmy.worldEnglish
    188·
    5 days ago

    What are the chances that it was shut down because of the unionization, vs just bad timing?

  • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldEnglish
    915·
    5 days ago

    I support unions, but at this point I’d be terrified to join a new one. Especially when you’re somewhere owned by a large company or private equity firm. There are just no protections for unions anymore, and these days large companies would rather just close down entire departments than give employees basic rights.

    I get that the fear and intimidation are the point, but that really doesn’t help. Having a gun pointed in your face is also a form of fear and intimidation, but knowing that doesn’t make it any less dangerous when it happens to you.

    I just don’t know what to do anymore, every single thing feels like a losing option while the world just continues to get worse and worse. I’ve scrimped and saved for years to have some sort of nest egg, and its barely more than what more successful people casually spend in a week. I don’t see a way out of this mess.