Multiple French-speaking news outlets are reporting that a dramatic situation is taking place at Ubisoft Montreal. According to Journal de Quebec, TVA Nouvelles, and footage from Twitter users near the area, suspects have taken "dozens" of hostages inside Ubisoft's office. Police are currently recorded as being on the scene, approaching the building on Saint-Laurent Boulevard. Currently, sources claim that employees are hiding under their desks, are trapped on the roof, or have escaped the building.

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[UPDATE]

Jason Schreier is reporting that Ubisoft employees have received security instructions and are evacuating, though the actual cause is unknown at this point, and that they're working with the police.

There have been reports on Twitter and news outlets over the past hour that this is a hostage situation, but as of right now there is no confirmation of that. All I can report for certain is that Ubisoft staff have been told to evacuate or hide out safely (depending on building)

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) November 13, 2020

[UPDATE2]

The call has been reported as a hoax. No one was injured, and all employees appear to have safely left the building.

 

[MetoMeto]

i understand nothing. who, what, why?

 

[FAST6191]

i understand nothing. who, what, why?

It did say in the original article but OK

Who?
The people in Ubisoft Montreal's building
What
Saw the armed and specialist police called to attend to an incident that might have required such police. All people on site were later evacuated without further incident.
Why?
In response to a call now believed to be a hoax (see swatting). Unknown motives (some do it for fun, others do it to distract/exhaust police, some do it in the hope that someone gets shot or buildings get damaged)
When?
Local time afternoon/early evening of the 13th of November 2020. Could do a narrower/blow by blow timeline (rather unpleasantly some were giving public updates of locations of people within the building before the police had cleared it) but yeah it was all resolved fairly quickly as far as I can tell.
Where?
Ubisoft Montreal. 5505 Boul St-Laurent #2000, Montréal, QC H2T 1S6, Canada apparently.
How?
I don't know if police have revealed anything for their investigations. As they don't appear to have arrested anybody yet then chances are it was a burner sim, payphone without nearby CCTV or evidence left, international or internet call.

 

[White_Raven_X]

Thanks to that fake hostage crisis.... https://www.videogameschronicle.com...ay-2021-microsoft-store-listing-suggests/amp/