Ubisoft’s Montpellier studio was evacuated over a bomb threat earlier this week, and an investigation is reportedly underway to find the person or persons responsible.
According to French news outlet Midi Libre, the bomb threat was sent to police on Thursday, February 19, which forced 800 Ubisoft Montpellier employees to evacuate the building. Police subsequently searched for an explosive device and were unable to locate one.
“After investigation, authorities have confirmed there is no credible threat to our Montpellier studio,” said an Ubisoft spokesperson in a statement to GameSpot. “As a precaution, we evacuated the building and worked with local authorities. All employees are safe, and operations will resume.”
This isn’t the first time that Ubisoft and its employees have been the victim of an apparent emergency-hoax. In 2020, someone summoned police to Ubisoft Montreal and claimed that a hostage situation was underway. Ubisoft employees were also evacuated during that incident.
The person responsible for the 2020 incident, reportedly over being banned from Rainbow Six Siege, was later identified as Yanni Ouahioune. In 2023, Ouahioune was sentenced to three years of community service and ordered to seek mental health treatment.
