Ubisoft relies in France, however maintains a large presence within the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, which is residence to one among its largest studios. With town below growing risk from the Russian invasion that started final week, Ubisoft has revealed extra in regards to the steps it is taking to help and support its staff and Ukrainians as a complete.
“Over the previous months, Ubisoft has been carefully monitoring the scenario, and our major focus has been the safety of our groups,” Ubisoft mentioned in an post on its website. “As occasions escalated in mid-February, Ubisoft really useful all groups take shelter in a spot they thought of secure. To help them as they made these tough selections, every workforce member was offered further funds to assist cowl distinctive prices and paid their wage upfront to account for any potential disruption to banking techniques.”
For the reason that starting of the invasion, “when the unthinkable grew to become a actuality,” Ubisoft has taken extra direct steps to assist its staff escape the preventing, together with establishing “various housing in neighboring international locations” and readying devoted hotlines and an emergency communications system for all staff.
Ubisoft is one among many sport corporations, main studios and indies alike, who’re throwing their support behind Ukraine because it continues to defend in opposition to the Russian invasion. THQ mother or father firm Embracer Group lately pledged $1 million to varied charities to help humanitarian support in Ukraine, whereas 11 Bit Studios introduced that its fundraising effort by way of gross sales of This Warfare of Mine have now surpassed $715,000.
Ubisoft has additionally donated €200,000 ($223,000) to the Ukrainian Red Cross and Save the Children, “to assist meet the pressing wants of the Ukrainian inhabitants.”
