Hostage situation involving Ubisoft Montreal

[crimson5pheonix]

Suivez l'opération majeure de minute en minute

Une importante opération policière, qui aurait commencé vers 13 h 30, se déroule au coin de l'avenue Saint-Viateur, dans le quartier Mile-End.

www.tvanouvelles.ca

From a translation I got

-A group of suspects is holding tens of people hostage in a building that contains the Ubisoft Montreal offices as well as other offices
-There has apparently been a ransom demand
-The operation has apparently started around 13:30, so about 50 minutes ago
-Tens of police officers are on the scene
-The employees are possibly kept in a conference room, whereas others have been seen on the roof

 

[Shadyside]

I guess they played too much Splinter Cell. Or maybe they're mad that AC sucks or there's still no Beyond Good and Evil 2.

 

[Secondhand Revenant]

Woah, what the fuck? That's odd. Hostage situation + ransom and everything is not the kind of crime I expect

 

[Samtemdo8]

Woah, what the fuck? That's odd. Hostage situation + ransom and everything is not the kind of crime I expect

Because we have not seen this kind of barricaded/hostage situation in ages.

 

[Shadyside]

Ubisoft should just call Sam Fisher to save them. He's good at saving hostages from criminals.

 

[Tireseas]

English language source:

BREAKING: Reported Hostage Situation at Ubisoft Montreal

Dozens of reports online claim that the game developers at Ubisoft Montreal in Canada are currently experiencing a hostage situation.

gamerant.com

Because we have not seen this kind of barricaded/hostage situation in ages.

I mean... COVID kind of kept a lot of people home, so the circumstances of this just were rarer...

 

[Iron]

I thought AC:Viking Edition was doing well with user reviews

 

[Shadyside]

Why is this happening in Canada?

 

[Iron]

Why is this happening in Canada?

Some bloke went postal in Nova Scotia. It was probably the fault of the police, though.

Canada shooting: Gunman kills at least 18 in Nova Scotia

The 12-hour rampage by a man dressed as a policeman ended with a car chase before he was shot dead.

www.bbc.com

 

[SupahEwok]

Apparently it might all be a prank.

 

[gorfias]

Apparently it might all be a prank.

any links? I just heard about this on Facebook but didn't read through it... may have to now. I saw laughing emojis and thought it was just mean bastards but maybe they knew it is a joke somehow?

EDIT:

 

[SupahEwok]

any links?

Only the word of a cheesemonger who can read articles in baguette.

 

[Avnger]

--- Not really appropriate on second thought ---

 

[Silvanus]

Working for Ubisoft was already kind of a hostage situation, so this is more like a change in management.

 

[Gergar12]

Ubisoft doesn't deserve it compared to many developers like EA, and Activision, and Take-Two.

 

[Trunkage]

Ubisoft doesn't deserve it compared to many developers like EA, and Activision, and Take-Two.

I mean, none of the average workers from those companies deserve it. They're not the ones putting shits in bags on our doorstep

 

[Gergar12]

I mean, none of the average workers from those companies deserve it. They're not the ones putting shits in bags on our doorstep

Your right it's the execs that deserved it, and maybe the psychologists, and marketing people who design game to be addicting.

 

[ObsidianJones]

Ok, these are possibly people's lives on the line here. People died in Canada.

Can we just keep that in mind?

 

[Thaluikhain]

Ok, these are possibly people's lives on the line here. People died in Canada.

Can we just keep that in mind?

Second that.

Though, Tireseas's link has an update saying it might be swatting instead of a real hostage situation.

 

[SupahEwok]

Ok, these are possibly people's lives on the line here. People died in Canada.

UPDATE 11/13: Montreal Police have now confirmed that no threat was found at the Ubisoft Montreal offices. The Ubisoft Montreal building has been successfully evacuated.

At the time of this writing, it's still unclear exactly what was happening at the Ubisoft Montreal offices. However, it appears as though the "hostage situation" was either a hoax or the result of misinformation. Some have speculated that Ubisoft Montreal could have been the victim of swatting, wherein a fake threat is called into the police to send a SWAT team to a certain location. However, this has not been confirmed, and no one has claimed responsibility yet.

In any case, the situation appears to be under control and all Ubisoft Montreal employees are reportedly safe.