Ancel's departure from games comes amid months of turmoil at publisher Ubisoft. The French publisher has been the subject of multiple misconduct allegations, which has led to the resignation of Serge Hascoët, formerly the company's editorial chief; the resignation of Maxime Béland, an editorial vice president at Ubisoft Toronto; the firing of Ashraf Ismail, formerly Ubisoft Montréal's creative director for Assassin's Creed Valhalla; and the firing of Tommy Francois, the company's vice president for editorial and creative services.