Assassin’s Creed creative director Valhalla was forced to withdraw from the project due to allegations of adultery

According to GameSpot, today, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla creative director Ashraf Ismail announced on Twitter that he will be withdrawing from the project and resign from the project. Ubisoft. The reason that Ashraf Ismail gave was that he needed time to deal with personal problems. After this tweet, Ismail also deleted his Twitter account.​

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Ashraf Ismail is a veteran Ubisoft employee, in addition to the Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla sequel set to be released this year, Ismail is also the director of the Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag and Assassin’s Creed: Origins projects. The real reason why the former director of Ubisoft was forced to resign was because of the accusation of adultery.

Before deleting his Twitter account, Ashraf Ismail said:

In the past few days, a wave with the hashtag #MeToo has appeared in the gaming world, denouncing game streamers, content creators and developers for sexual abuse and harassment. Among the accused are Ashraf Ismail and many other Ubisoft employees.
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In sharing with Kotaku, Ubisoft – Studio that created the hit Assassin’s Creed series said that Ashraf Ismail has now withdrawn from the project and quit, but the development team is committed to bringing players an Assassin’s Creed Valhalla game. great. Ubisoft also expressed that it is very concerned about the allegations against its employees, and it is currently scrutinizing it to determine its next steps.​