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Ubisoft fires former Assassin’s Creed Valhalla creative director following an investigation

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    mrbig
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    Infidelity is ugly, but is there where we’re drawing the line now?

    Ismail stepped down from his role and took a leave of absence in June after a fan accused Ismail of lying about his marital status in order to pursue a romantic relationship with her.

    Infidelity is ugly, but is there where we’re drawing the line now?

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      TheJorro
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      No, that happened in June and it was something he chose to do himself. Since then, an externally-led investigation seems to have found something or some things which resulted in this current news...

      No, that happened in June and it was something he chose to do himself. Since then, an externally-led investigation seems to have found something or some things which resulted in this current news of his firing, something a step beyond his self-instigated leave of absence.

      Ubisoft has not divulged what the investigation has found out about him.

      10 votes
      1. drannex
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        There were multiple reports/rumours that he also had affairs with multiple people who worked at the company either directly and/or indirectly under him, which is the most likely case for the focus...

        There were multiple reports/rumours that he also had affairs with multiple people who worked at the company either directly and/or indirectly under him, which is the most likely case for the focus of the investigation and the reason for his termination.

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