UPDATE: Ubisoft responds, saying it takes "these matters earnestly and volition negociate accordingly".

UPDATE 22/9/22: Ubisoft has issued a connection to Eurogamer pursuing this week's quality that an "insider" Twitter relationship which leaked upcoming Assassin's Creed details belonged to a YouTuber briefed connected said details by Ubisoft portion nether an embargo.

The YouTuber, John Allen, has since deleted the relationship and apologised - much connected that below. Ubisoft, meanwhile, has present said it takes matters specified arsenic these "seriously" and volition "manage accordingly". Here's Ubisoft's connection successful full:

"We regularly supply entree and accusation connected our games nether NDA to trusted partners. When that spot is compromised, oregon accusation is leaked by an individual, it's not lone damaging and demoralising to our teams, but it takes distant from an breathtaking uncover infinitesimal and acquisition for our players. While we won't talk connected an idiosyncratic case, we bash instrumentality these matters earnestly and volition negociate accordingly," a Ubisoft spokesperson said.

ORIGINAL STORY 21/9/22: YouTuber John Allen, who accidentally outed himself arsenic being down a video games manufacture "insider" Twitter account, has issued an apology video successful which helium admits being motivated by "clout" and "the buzz".

Allen gained little net fame by leaking details of Ubisoft's assorted Assassin's Creed announcements - details which helium had been fixed by Ubisoft itself to hole contented portion nether embargo.

But his individuality arsenic "TheRealInsider" was exposed implicit the weekend, erstwhile Allen replied to a tweet from a instrumentality from his main relationship instead. Allen past swiftly deleted the tweet, the insider account, and subsequently issued a little Twitter connection saying sorry.

Today's longer apology, via a video connected Allen's main YouTube channel, goes into much detail. Here, helium notes that different rumours helium had posted were simply fabricated - including hints astatine upcoming Silent Hill and Metal Gear Solid remakes which had gotten fans falsely excited.

"I mentioned Silent Hill and [a] Metal Gear Solid remake, and I tin accidental that determination was nary NDAs [Non-Disclosure Agreements] progressive determination due to the fact that it's each bullshit.

"It's each lies, bullshit secondhand comments," helium continued. "Half the posts were educated guesses."

On his reasoning for wherefore helium leaked details - adjacent aft signing agreements with companies specified arsenic Ubisoft to perceive accusation up of clip - Allen admitted helium did it each for "the buzz" of attention.

"I'm ashamed of it," Allen continued. "It was pathetic and conscionable dishonest. A batch of you are raging and saying, 'Well, wherefore the fuck did you bash it?' and to beryllium honorable - it's clout, it's the buzz, it's being addicted to the thrill of thousands waiting connected what you're gonna say.

"I've taken for granted my access, my astir 200k subscribers, the flexibility of contented each taken for granted for this fucking facade, and I'm ashamed, disgusted. I've a sinking feeling successful my tummy ever since then. And I'm not making excuses, due to the fact that it is my responsibility and nary 1 else's but mine. And due to the fact that of it, I've mislaid manufacture friends, I've mislaid relationships - personal, business-wise, opportunities - each for that 5 seconds of fame. And, you know, I instrumentality afloat responsibility."

So, what's adjacent for Allen? The YouTuber concludes by saying helium volition measurement distant from the limelight for present - earlier returning to absorption connected being a "positive force".

"All I tin bash from present is effort to beryllium a amended quality effort to larn from this catastrophic mistake, this incomprehensible stupidity... I'll instrumentality immoderate clip disconnected now, I'm going to conscionable spell to get distant from it and conscionable effort and larn from his mistake and travel backmost hopefully, arsenic a affirmative unit and not a antagonistic one.

"Again, I'm astir apt not going to travel backmost to Twitter due to the fact that I'm not welcome, nor should I beryllium aft after what I've done. Maybe I volition travel backmost but astatine the extremity of the day, I'm conscionable sorry. And I can't reverse time, but what I tin bash is effort to beryllium a amended antheral moving forward. And I committedness you that this volition ne'er hap again. And I volition larn from these mistakes."