According to local news channels in Montreal, Canada, a hostage arrest took place in game developer Ubisoft Montreal’s headquarters building on Saint Laurent Avenue. Police were immediately present at the scene but could not verify exactly what was going on.
Specifically, the incident took place on November 13, when a series of employees Ubisoft Montreal posted on social media announcing that the police were encircling the headquarters area. At that time, the employees were being evacuated.
Canadian news agency TVA Nouvelles reported that the authorities sent tactical tactical units, SWAT teams – to Ubisoft Montreal’s headquarters on Saint Laurent Avenue, Montreal, Canada after someone called 911 that Ubisoft Montreal was facing a hostage arrest situation.
At first, the threat seemed real, and Ubisoft Montreal employees hid under their desks to seek refuge. However, according to a press release released on the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal website, Montreal police finally identified no threat at the game developer Ubisoft Montreal’s main office building on Saint Laurent Avenue.
The news agency TVA Nouvelles, citing unidentified sources, reported on television that at 3 o’clock an investigation had identified a call to the 911 emergency line with the claim that Ubisoft Montreal is facing a hostage arrest is a “hoax”.
Le Journal de Montréal news agency reported, citing Montreal police that the call was made from inside the Ubisoft Montreal headquarters building, the call was made at around 13:00 and the caller threatened to to blow up the building if the police do not pay the ransom of more than $ 2 million.
But it seems that this is purely a “hoax” and after the Montreal police confirmed that there were no threats inside the building, Ubisoft Montreal recently released a statement that the problem was solved without problem. The studio thanked the Montreal police for handling the situation, as well as thanked the fans for their support and concern.
Ubisoft claims that the Montreal police handled the situation professionally and quickly. The statement ends by thanking fans for their kind words and support for Ubisoft’s latest hit – Assasins Creed Valhalla.