EA tells Ubisoft to "Shape up"!

[Iced_Eagle]

http://www.shacknews.com/docs/press/020106_eatoubisoft.x

The non-compete covenant that Ubisoft requires its employees sign greatly surpass the legitimate interests it may have in respect to confidentiality. Their only purpose is to seek to enclose within Ubisoft the talent, creativity and imagination of its employees, which is improper. The restrictive covenants that Ubisoft obligates its employees to sign force those who no longer wish to pursue their career at Ubisoft to put a hold on their career for one year which in our industry, as you know, is tantamount ending his/her career.

Moreover, the restrictive covenants Ubisoft forces its employees to sign are contrary to spirit of the salary grants and employment incentives that Quebec offers to our industry. Ubisoft receives grants from the Quebec government representing 50 percent of the wages of its employees whereas grants provided to other developers are only equivalent to about 37 percent.


In our view, it is not legitimate for Ubisoft to seek to benefit from important government grants, the object of which is the development and growth of the video game industry in Quebec, while at the same time, Ubisoft paralyzes the local development community.

 

[TwwIX]

"Ea owns 20% of Ubisoft"

Au revoir "Ubisoft",no?

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

The irony.

 

[Dr. Freeman]

ugh.
this bit of news makes me sick to my stomach.
just wish EA would roll over and die. :x

 

[Gray Fox]

Why the hell does UBIsoft recieve grants, they make huge profits.
And if this is true then they are real assholes.

 

[Xune]

In other news: Pot Calls Kettel Black!

It's been obvious for a while now that Ubisoft are modeling themselves after EA.

 

[Ravioli]

Im a little slow but, is this whats happening?:

EA slaps ubisoft around like a bEatCH and tells them to work harder and faster?

Isnt this kinda what happend to the guys behind Dungeon Keeper and the very first "god" simulation games? The destruction of Bullfrog anyone? There is an article how EA is a ruthles slave driver driving good talented people DOWN...DOWN TO HELL. Its somewhere on gamespot

 

[Angry Lawyer]

I read the title as 'EA tells Ubisoft to "Shut the F*ck Up!"'

-Angry Lawyer

 

[CptStern]

Why the hell does UBIsoft recieve grants, they make huge profits.
And if this is true then they are real assholes.

to promote game develpment in quebec ..why else would they receive grants? ..in fact most entertainment productions receive grants ..if not all our creative people would head south

 

[armanguy]

Im on EA's side on this one

ps i <3 EA

 

[Max_Payne]

**** i hate EA, i dont care... ubisoft shoulda told em to blow it out their ass

AHAHAH but im juss synical.

PEACE

Mikey:smoking: