Ubisoft hostage? What?

Huh!???

Ubisoft Montreal Office Involved In Possible Hostage Situation

A hostage situation is in progress at an Ubisoft Montreal studio, prompting a police tactical intervention group response.

A hostage situation is underway at the Ubisoft Montreal headquarters, according to early reports from the French-Canadian news source TVA Nouvelles.

According to a report, several suspects have held people hostage inside the building on Saint-Laurent Blvd, prompting a police response including a tactical intervention group.

Ubisoft has employees working both from home and from the office. Eric Pope, community developer on Hyper Scape, said he was on a call with employees who had to "leave abruptly." Pope also pointed out seeing his team on the roof via the news, supporting the report that some employees fled through the roof exit. Another employee on Twitter said, "team here is safe."

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-montreal-office-involved-in-possible-hostage-situation/1100-6484436/#comments-block-33511827

Hope it is just an awful marketing attempt for a new Rainbow Six Siege game.

Nah... They are just playing real life Rainbow Six Siege in the office and got caught now they have to act out like its the real deal so they don't get fired.

They will escape with Parkour.

@Grey_Eyed_Elf said:

Nah... They are just playing real life Rainbow Six Siege in the office and got caught now they have to act out like its the real deal so they don't get fired.

ill timed and tasteless

Oh wow. That’s pretty scary. I really hope no one gets hurt or possibly much worse.

I hope everyone is all right and it isn't someone mad at Valhalla.

That's in my city! Just saw it on the local news, hope this gets resolved quick.

@Grey_Eyed_Elf: That's ****ed up man...

Maybe it's one of those anti-political correctness crazy people, raging about Ubisoft's removal of "ableist" language from AC Valhalla.

This is what happens when you post serious issues in System Wars. 🤦‍♂️

Wouldn't be surprised if it's actually an employee going Postal.

From all the shit read they get treated like garbage.

Yup not the place... I didn't even read the article, thought it was a joke and bam posted, but I won't delete my post.

supposedly it is related to a robbery

Someone get sick of their business practices?

@Grey_Eyed_Elf: Yeah, not really the place for this kind of stuff.

Crazy.

Looking for actual journalism on the issue and there's very little info. May still be ongoing.

Be honest, when read this shit, actually did think it was some shitty tasteless PR stunt.

@uninspiredcup: All the hostages on the roof? I expect agent Johnson and special agent Johnson to fly by any moment now.

What a strange world we live in. Hope it gets resolved peacefully.

More than likely folk an upper floor who done a runner.

Still have hostages and shit guessing, otherwise police would just storm the place.

It seems that several suspects are involved in the armed robbery. I wonder what they want to rob at Ubisoft Montreal.

Yes. I mean, do they actually keep huge amounts of money at such a place? I guess the hardware and stuff they are using are worth thousands. But lobbing that shit around?

Or they robbed some other place and ran in there for cover when cops were after them.

Let me guess - religion of peace?

Jesus, this thread has the potential to age well. Hopefully no one dies/has died.

This is very terrible. I hope nobody got hurt.

*Sigh* Oh 2020.

Hope it ends well and everyone is safe. That's all I can say.

If this was actually in France, which has seen a spate of incidents be temped to come to that conclusion.

But as of yet, there is 0 indication of this.

Is something going on in Montreal the rest of the world is unaware of or something?... Must be a reason why people are doing this or is it just a random bad luck event.

@uninspiredcup: The building housing Ubisoft Montreal's offices also has offices for other companies. So this may actually end up totally unrelated to Ubisoft.

@lebanese_boy: Good point.

Xbox fan gone crazy over next gen console parity?

Hope everyone is safe

Edit: Looks like a prank/swatting attempt. Xbox fan confirmed

Has nothing to do with terrorism nor with religion. The hostage situation is related to an armed robbery.

People are bored.

Idiocy is rising.

Hostage situation at Ubisoft, at first i thought this was a Splinter Cell thread as Ubisoft has Sam Fisher hostage :(

Ooh, all this mess over a prank call? That's another log thrown on my ever continuously-burning misanthropy fire. Happy day.

The yapping ape race really are a bunch of idiot shitbags, don't you agree?

Lived in Montréal for years, I think the Ubisoft Head Office is located in the red light district or at least near it? Kind of hazy on the location is?

I was in junior high, dhead.

That would be in the heart of downtown, Ubi Montreal is on Plateau Mont-Royal

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-possible-hostage-situation-at-ubisoft-montreal

False alarm?!

If this was a publicity stunt, one of the worst ever. Hope the Canadian gov't forces Ubi to flip the bill for the response and slap them with a fine.

Poor Ironside would collapse halfway up a flight of stairs and we'd be stuck with shitty Mass Effect Fisher again.

Prank confirmed.3

Someone must have found out that Watch Dogs Legion is on sale now for $33 after just purchasing it for $60.