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Ubisoft Barcelona workers strike as Black Flag Resynced launches

gamingJul 15, 202623370

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launched as Ubisoft Barcelona staff began a three-day strike protesting planned layoffs of 51 employees and what they call inadequate severance offers. Striking studio members say they built substantial parts of Resynced, including all the underwater levels and some Modern Day writing, and a colleague described a renewed strike planned for Thursday. Within player spaces, streams and praise for moments like the Dark Animus Corsair sails sit alongside concrete complaints such as a controller bug that makes Edward run forward uncontrollably, and the game director has confirmed the team is working on New Game Plus. The moment is split between celebration of the remake and an active, specific labor dispute centered on the people who made it.

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