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PC Gamer
Andy Chalk

Ubisoft's cancellations-and-closures announcement sparks major union backlash against CEO Yves Guillemot, and the inevitable call for a strike: 'Perhaps he needs to be reminded that it is his employees who make the games'

Ubisoft at E3 2018 (detail).

Ubisoft announced a major overhaul of its internal structure today, which includes numerous cancellations and delays, as well as more studio closures and layoffs. And the French game industry union Solidaires Informatique isn't taking it lying down.

The union is calling for a half-day strike on January 22 over what it described as a "disastrous announcement," and announced the following demands:

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