September 7, 2020

I Really, Really Hate Ubisoft (The Jimquisition)

I make no secret of my biases. My preferences and aversions are pretty well known, but some feelings just can't be worn on a regular sleeve. In other words, I cannot express my contempt for Ubisoft enough.   

The company just doesn't stop - has never stopped - giving us grim things to talk about. As a basic videogame publisher, Ubisoft is among the slimiest, but the abuse and outright crimes at the company extend far beyond the usual, as we all know.   

And now the company's "apolitical" games are starting to wear something on their own sleeves - a seeming love for fashy propaganda.
 

I Really, Really Hate Ubisoft (The Jimquisition) (YouTube)

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Steve Smith · September 10, 2020

I'd been thinking the other day how I'm not seeing Jimquisition videos in my feed on YT... despite me watching it weekly.

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Prisoner of Gravity · September 10, 2020

Thank you for your continued stand against vulture capitalism. These companies, including Ubisoft, need to be held accountable.

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Paul · September 9, 2020

The premise seems ....a stretch, to be generous.

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Michael Bowerman · September 9, 2020

Thanks for continuing to criticise these companies - I hope others will follow your example and hold them to account.

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kesseldarkfire · September 7, 2020

I refuse to buy Ubisoft games. I'm not encouraging this kind of behavior with my money :/

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RedBedroomRecords · September 8, 2020

i'll still buy em, though it'll probably be used now, and let's face it a few people not buying their games ain't gonna make the CEO and his brothers change, only continued negative attention on social media will do that.

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RedBedroomRecords · September 7, 2020

Honestly i'm not so sure they did know the raised fist was associated with BLM, I never really saw that symbol as exclusively representing organizations like BLM, it's been around for centuries and it's not as if BLM copyright the imagery or has exclusive rights to it:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raised_fist Truthfully i'm having a hard time getting worked up over a shitty looking mobile game when i've already got plenty of other reasons to dislike Ubisoft. I doubt they are only trying to appeal to far-right nutjobs, I think they are trying to appeal to as many people as possible because that's what they've always done, I see UMBRA as being more of an attack on fake-progressives like the Chapo Trap House crew-people who claim to be progressive but in reality are every bit as bigoted as Trump supporters(and that podcast started back in 2016, so it's entirely conceivable Ubisoft had them in mind when making this game)they're just more subtle about it. Also when companies like Ubisoft claim their games "aren't political", I don't think they're saying that because they think all gamers are too stupid to know otherwise(though some certainly are) I think they're just saying that because they feel it's something they HAVE to say since a certain loud vocal minority of gamers get all pissy and shouty towards devs online whenever they get even the faintest whiff of politics in a game(As we saw when those morons threw a hissy-fit over Far Cry 5 because it had white villains, and these losers claimed that Ubisoft was "promoting racism against white people" or whatever stupid crap those dumbasses pulled out of their well asses that week) so that statement is just them trying to quell assholes, not saying I agree with them saying that, but I do at least get why they're doing it.

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Perpetual Noob · September 7, 2020

Well done on nabbing that belt Jim! 😃 And Ubisoft sucks. Thank you for continuing to report this Jim. Until Ubisoft's entire power structure and culture are upended, this story is still important. And it sucks the most for those on the ground level who just want to make video games (which are inherently political, if not explicitly). They're the ones who are and will suffer the most from this because no one punishes executives or CEO's despite the fact that they are the ones who should be punished.

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SmokerSasha · September 7, 2020

Well the big boys do shit and everyone else in the comoany gets it on their faces while they just wipe their asses clean with money , that's the sad truth currently.

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Malbeth · September 7, 2020

Oh and by the way Jim, as someone from Montreal, I'd appreciate if you could show pictures of Ubisoft's other offices from time to time. :)

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Malbeth · September 7, 2020

Fuck Ubisoft, it just straight up needs to die... I stopped buying their games over a decade ago... Use your money to support other developers and games that deserve it instead! Thank God for Jim!

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RedBedroomRecords · September 7, 2020

Disagree, that would only hurt the hardworking devs who did nothing wrong, the main execs would just got golden parachutes and go work somewhere else.

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Callie D · September 7, 2020

Hey Jim, you're looking well in this video. Also, fuck Ubisoft. And YouTube for good measure

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RedBedroomRecords · September 7, 2020

Also fuck Nintendo for pulling this Disney Vault bullshit.

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SmokerSasha · September 7, 2020

How can you say nothing at Ubisoft changed since the whole Dramas? There was a intern assessment made about how not to be toxic and sexist (with Video examples!) and a poll to Anonymously say if youre not happy or concerned about what's happening. You call this no change? Come on Jim, after such a thing we all know that racism and sexism can only surrender.

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Jonathan · September 7, 2020

Is that sarcasm? It's hard to tell if that is sarcasm!