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EA versus Ubisoft
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Posted by Donster on: 2006-02-01 14:12:05 744
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Need for Speed maker calls out Splinter Cell developer's use of non-compete clauses; Ubi says it needs to "evaluate" situation.
By Curt Feldman, GameSpot
The Canadian winters may be cold, but inside the boardrooms of Montreal's two biggest game developers, Electronic Arts and Ubisoft, the temperatures are reaching the boiling point.
Today, after hiring an Ubisoft artist to join its Montreal studio, game publisher Electronic Arts fired off a damning letter criticizing Ubisoft Montreal's policy of requiring all staff to sign a non-compete clause. The clause seeks to prevent any employee from taking a job with another game company for one year after leaving Ubisoft.
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