Overview

• A French court convicted former Ubisoft executives Thomas François, Serge Hascoët and Guillaume Patrux for enabling a workplace culture of sexual and psychological harassment between 2012 and 2020.
• François, found guilty of sexual harassment, psychological harassment and an attempted sexual assault, received a three-year suspended term and was fined €30,000.
• Hascoët was handed an 18-month suspended sentence and a €45,000 fine for psychological harassment and complicity in sexual harassment, while Patrux received a 12-month suspended term with a €10,000 fine for less extensive bullying.
• The trial marked the first major #MeToo-era legal reckoning in the gaming industry, spotlighting years of employee testimonies about systemic abuse at Ubisoft’s Montreuil studios.
• Plaintiffs’ lawyer Maude Beckers hailed the decision as a warning that toxic management must face consequences and critics say Ubisoft’s cultural overhaul remains incomplete.