Tencent currently holds 9.2% of Ubisofts voting rights while Guillemot has 20.5%.

The STJV reported on Thursday that Ubisoft staff in Milan had joined theindustrial actionout of solidarity.

One union leader even suggested Ubisoft had launched the RTO order as a way to shed staff.

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French Ubisoft workers picket HQ in ParisGetty Images

The union noted that the RTO order had been issued shortly after talks over profit-sharing had broken down.

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