Alex Hutchinson, formerly the creative director of Assassin's Creed and Far Cry, sharply criticized Ubisoft's current course. According to him, the company has lost the balance between sequels and new projects, becoming pathologically afraid of anything unfamiliar.
As an example, he cited his own sci-fi project Pioneer, which was rejected, although such ideas used to get the green light.
Against the backdrop of a five-year boom in private investments, many experienced professionals who founded their own studios have left the industry. This has caused a significant outflow of personnel from Ubisoft.
The situation is worsened by gigantic teams of up to 800 people: managing them is difficult even in the office, and pandemic remote work has completely paralyzed the training of newcomers.
The problems are compounded by mass layoffs, studio closures, and open employee dissatisfaction. The culmination was the departure of the creative director of the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe.