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Spy games giant Ubisoft fighting its own intelligence wars

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Video games and intelligence (2/2).
Video games and intelligence (2/2). © Stéphane Oiry

Ubisoft may have recruited ex-soldiers, spies and hackers to feed the realism of its flagship franchises, from Ghost Recon to Watch Dogs, but the French video game maker is still lagging when it comes to managing its own security and corporate intelligence.

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Major players in the video game industry may like spy games, but they also love to use intelligence to track down hackers and leakers. So much so that, following several high-profile cases, gamers call these elite spies "Nintendo ninjas". At French company Ubisoft, the family-oriented corporate culture is gradually shifting towards such practices as clouds gather overhead.

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