French union Solidaires Informatique has accused Ubisoft Paris of mismanaging production of Just Dance 2023 and imposing crunch on the staff, as reported by NME.
The union alleged that 10% of developers working on the game had experienced burnout in the past year as the game's difficult development included an engine change 11 months before launch and unfulfilled promises that more staff would be hired to lessen the burden on employees.
One Ubisoft employee told the outlet that they worked 13-hour shifts during the game's development, with some QA testers putting in 14 hours or more in single shifts.
source https://www.gamesindustry.biz/french-union-accuses-ubisoft-paris-of-crunch-mismanagement
