<p>Friday the 13th isn&#8217;t known for being the luckiest of days. And it was a pretty bad one for the employees at Ubisoft HQ in Montreal. Police <a href="https://twitter.com/SPVM/status/1327342860404973568?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">responded to a phone call</a> about a hostage situation taking place.</p>
<p>There was footage of employees taking shelter on the roof of the building. And the Montreal Police adviced people to stay away from the building as they investigated the situation.</p>
<p>Though as the police investigated the situation, they couldn&#8217;t find any evidence of an actual hostage situation taking place. People were evacuated from the building, and everyone was safe. It would seem the entire thing was a hoax.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">No threat has been identified for now. We are currently evacuating the building. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SPVM?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SPVM</a> <a href="https://t.co/7g7eHU2B1T">https://t.co/7g7eHU2B1T</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Police Montréal (@SPVM) <a href="https://twitter.com/SPVM/status/1327353175670657024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">The Problem With Swatting</h3>
<p><a href="https://bagogames.com/call-of-duty-sore-loser-calls-swat-on-opponent/">Swatting</a> is a term used for doing a fake phone call to prank someone. And the practice has mostly been used during multiplayer games. Though it seems that Ubisoft Montreal now found themselves victims of this practice.</p>
<p>A lot of this seems to be a similar incident. There is of course no proof of this being the case, and it could all be a simple misunderstanding. But people are already speculating why the phone call was made, and most people seem to agree it seems to be the work of a fanboy.</p>
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<p>&mdash; Ubisoft Montréal (@UbisoftMTL) <a href="https://twitter.com/UbisoftMTL/status/1327406771904929792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fake Call, Real Situation</h3>
<p>Even though it&#8217;s good that the people are safe and the entire thing wasn&#8217;t real, there is one thing that is real. Situations like these cause a lot of distress for the people working. And it&#8217;s also a huge burden on the police, who have to respond when there might be actual crimes happening or something more important.</p>
<p>At least the situation was resolved quickly and without anyone being hurt. So it&#8217;s always better to not have a hostage situation. Ubisoft has commended the teams for showing courage and composure. And they thanked the SPVM for the quick and professional response, helping to bring the situation under control.</p>
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Prank Call Caused Police Investigation At Ubisoft Montreal
A phone call regarding a possible hostage situation at Ubisoft Montreal resulted in police showing up
