Following multiple sexual misconduct allegations against Ubisoft team members, the video game company has issued a statement committing to take "any and all appropriate disciplinary action" against those guilty of abuse. The full statement from Ubisoft is as follows;

"Concerning recent allegations raised against certain Ubisoft team members: We want to start by apologizing to everyone affected by this – we are truly sorry. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive and safe environment for our teams, players, and communities. It is clear we have fallen short of this in the past. We must do better." "We have started by launching investigations into the allegations with the support of specialized external consultants. Based on the outcomes, we are fully committed to taking any and all appropriate disciplinary action. As these investigations are ongoing, we can't comment further. We are also auditing our existing policies, processes, and systems to understand where these have broken down, and to ensure we can better prevent, detect, and punish inappropriate behavior." "We will be sharing additional measures that we are putting in place with our teams in the coming days. Our goal is to foster an environment that our employees, partners, and communities can be proud of –one that reflects our values and that is safe for everyone."

There has already been at least one major change at Ubisoft, as creative director Ashraf Ismail has stepped down from his role on Assassin's Creed: Valhalla following allegations of engaging in extramarital affairs. Ubisoft product and brand manager Andrien Gbingie was also accused of manipulation, emotional abuse, and rape. Gbinigie has denied these allegations in a now removed post on Medium.com. Ubisoft's Stone Chin was said to use "his position within Ubisoft's public relations team to prey on multiple women, with many claiming his behavior has been an 'open secret' for some time." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst.

Following multiple sexual misconduct allegations against Ubisoft team members, the video game company has issued a statement committing to take "any and all appropriate disciplinary action" against those guilty of abuse. The full statement from Ubisoft is as follows;

"Concerning recent allegations raised against certain Ubisoft team members: We want to start by apologizing to everyone affected by this – we are truly sorry. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive and safe environment for our teams, players, and communities. It is clear we have fallen short of this in the past. We must do better." "We have started by launching investigations into the allegations with the support of specialized external consultants. Based on the outcomes, we are fully committed to taking any and all appropriate disciplinary action. As these investigations are ongoing, we can't comment further. We are also auditing our existing policies, processes, and systems to understand where these have broken down, and to ensure we can better prevent, detect, and punish inappropriate behavior." "We will be sharing additional measures that we are putting in place with our teams in the coming days. Our goal is to foster an environment that our employees, partners, and communities can be proud of –one that reflects our values and that is safe for everyone."

There has already been at least one major change at Ubisoft, as creative director Ashraf Ismail has stepped down from his role on Assassin's Creed: Valhalla following allegations of engaging in extramarital affairs. Ubisoft product and brand manager Andrien Gbingie was also accused of manipulation, emotional abuse, and rape. Gbinigie has denied these allegations in a now removed post on Medium.com. Ubisoft's Stone Chin was said to use "his position within Ubisoft's public relations team to prey on multiple women, with many claiming his behavior has been an 'open secret' for some time." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst.

South Park is now on HBO Max in its entirety... almost. The lineup on the new streaming service does not include five of the most controversial South Park episodes - as noted by THR, all five episodes include the depiction of religious figures, including the Prophet Muhammad. The revelation shouldn't be news to fans of the long-running animated comedy; all the South Park episodes featuring depictions of Muhammad have been unavailable to stream on services like Netflix, iTunes, Hulu, South Park Studios, Comedy Central, and Amazon Prime Video in the years following their broadcasts.

5 South Park episodes you can't stream on HBO Max:

• "Super Best Friends" (Season 5)
• "Cartoon Wars" Part I (Season 10)
• "Cartoon Wars" Part II (Season 10)
• "200" (Season 14)
• "201" (Season 14)

[ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/06/04/south-park-trey-parker-reveals-his-favorite-episode-of-the-past-5-years] "Super Best Friends" portrayed a superhero team made up of religious figures such as Jesus, Buddha, Moses, Krishna, and Muhammad, the latter being strictly prohibited from being figuratively depicted in Islam. Even so, the episode aired without much controversy in 2005 and was only censored in later years. In IGN's "Super Best Friends" review, we said, "While this isn't one of South Park's best episodes of all time, it stands out because of the sheer audacity of incorporating just about all of the world's major religions in one silly joke." South Park then explored, in its own very meta way, the furor over depicting the prophet in the two-parter "Cartoon Wars," which chronicled the uproar over a cartoon's (in this case, Family Guy) attempt to broadcast an uncensored version of the Prophet Muhammad. The episodes explored the themes of censorship, free speech, and fear, but were also censored by Comedy Central to remove any on-screen depictions or mentions of Muhammad. These episodes were produced following the protests and violence sparked by Danish newspaper cartoon depictions of Muhammad, as well as the assassination of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a Muslim man who objected to van Gogh's short film Submission: Part 1. Series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone revisited the subject of censorship in episodes "200" and "201," the latter being deemed particularly incendiary and which saw Comedy Central beefing up security around their offices. Parker and Stone reportedly received death threats in response to the episodes. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=south-park-topical-episodes&captions=true"] Comedy Central also censored "201," which at the time prompted Parker and Stone to slam the network: "In the 14 years we've been doing South Park we have never done a show that we couldn't stand behind. We delivered our version of the show to Comedy Central and they made a determination to alter the episode. It wasn't some meta-joke on our part. Comedy Central added the bleeps. In fact, Kyle's customary final speech was about intimidation and fear. It didn't mention Muhammad at all but it got bleeped too."

South Park is now on HBO Max in its entirety... almost. The lineup on the new streaming service does not include five of the most controversial South Park episodes - as noted by THR, all five episodes include the depiction of religious figures, including the Prophet Muhammad. The revelation shouldn't be news to fans of the long-running animated comedy; all the South Park episodes featuring depictions of Muhammad have been unavailable to stream on services like Netflix, iTunes, Hulu, South Park Studios, Comedy Central, and Amazon Prime Video in the years following their broadcasts.

5 South Park episodes you can't stream on HBO Max:

• "Super Best Friends" (Season 5)
• "Cartoon Wars" Part I (Season 10)
• "Cartoon Wars" Part II (Season 10)
• "200" (Season 14)
• "201" (Season 14)

[ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/06/04/south-park-trey-parker-reveals-his-favorite-episode-of-the-past-5-years] "Super Best Friends" portrayed a superhero team made up of religious figures such as Jesus, Buddha, Moses, Krishna, and Muhammad, the latter being strictly prohibited from being figuratively depicted in Islam. Even so, the episode aired without much controversy in 2005 and was only censored in later years. In IGN's "Super Best Friends" review, we said, "While this isn't one of South Park's best episodes of all time, it stands out because of the sheer audacity of incorporating just about all of the world's major religions in one silly joke." South Park then explored, in its own very meta way, the furor over depicting the prophet in the two-parter "Cartoon Wars," which chronicled the uproar over a cartoon's (in this case, Family Guy) attempt to broadcast an uncensored version of the Prophet Muhammad. The episodes explored the themes of censorship, free speech, and fear, but were also censored by Comedy Central to remove any on-screen depictions or mentions of Muhammad. These episodes were produced following the protests and violence sparked by Danish newspaper cartoon depictions of Muhammad, as well as the assassination of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a Muslim man who objected to van Gogh's short film Submission: Part 1. Series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone revisited the subject of censorship in episodes "200" and "201," the latter being deemed particularly incendiary and which saw Comedy Central beefing up security around their offices. Parker and Stone reportedly received death threats in response to the episodes. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=south-park-topical-episodes&captions=true"] Comedy Central also censored "201," which at the time prompted Parker and Stone to slam the network: "In the 14 years we've been doing South Park we have never done a show that we couldn't stand behind. We delivered our version of the show to Comedy Central and they made a determination to alter the episode. It wasn't some meta-joke on our part. Comedy Central added the bleeps. In fact, Kyle's customary final speech was about intimidation and fear. It didn't mention Muhammad at all but it got bleeped too."

PureArts, the premium video game figurine company, has revealed a teaser for its next figurine project: Eivor from the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Max and Brian revealed the tease and unboxed PureArts’ Tekken Devil Jin sculpture today in Up at Noon. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/16/up-at-noon-at-five-live-playstation-5-memes-assassins-creed-statues-chicken-police"] PureArts is a Montreal-based figurine company has already worked with Ubisoft in the past to create figures for Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs, and Ghost Recon. You can find sculptures for past Assassins like Bayek, Altair, and Ezio. Now the studio will make a sculpture for the newest assassin Eivor. Here’s a small teaser from Up at Noon. PureArts has other partnerships with game studios like Bandai Namco and CD Projekt Red. The limited-edition Devil Jin statue was shown off today during the show as well as the Yaiba Kusanagi Sportbike for PureArts’ previously announced V figures. The Cyberpunk 2077 bikes are available for pre-order now. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=pure-arts-cyberpunk-2077-figurines&captions=true"] No release date or price was announced for the Eivor statue, but PureArts figures usually come with a premium price tag. Check out IGN’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla preview for more coverage on Ubisoft’s upcoming Assassins game set during the Viking conquest-era. Also check out our Cyberpunk 2077 preview after 4-hours of hands-on time. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

PureArts, the premium video game figurine company, has revealed a teaser for its next figurine project: Eivor from the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Max and Brian revealed the tease and unboxed PureArts’ Tekken Devil Jin sculpture today in Up at Noon. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/16/up-at-noon-at-five-live-playstation-5-memes-assassins-creed-statues-chicken-police"] PureArts is a Montreal-based figurine company has already worked with Ubisoft in the past to create figures for Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs, and Ghost Recon. You can find sculptures for past Assassins like Bayek, Altair, and Ezio. Now the studio will make a sculpture for the newest assassin Eivor. Here’s a small teaser from Up at Noon. PureArts has other partnerships with game studios like Bandai Namco and CD Projekt Red. The limited-edition Devil Jin statue was shown off today during the show as well as the Yaiba Kusanagi Sportbike for PureArts’ previously announced V figures. The Cyberpunk 2077 bikes are available for pre-order now. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=pure-arts-cyberpunk-2077-figurines&captions=true"] No release date or price was announced for the Eivor statue, but PureArts figures usually come with a premium price tag. Check out IGN’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla preview for more coverage on Ubisoft’s upcoming Assassins game set during the Viking conquest-era. Also check out our Cyberpunk 2077 preview after 4-hours of hands-on time. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Claim 5 Golden Keys with this with this new Borderlands 3 Shift Code, which expires on June 28.

Claim 5 Golden Keys with this with this new Borderlands 3 Shift Code, which expires on June 28.

This week in GTA Online, claim bonuses in Business Battles, Hunting Pack Remix, Nightclub Income Earn Rates, and more.

This week in GTA Online, claim bonuses in Business Battles, Hunting Pack Remix, Nightclub Income Earn Rates, and more.