Ubisoft Co-Founder Dies In Tragic Plane Crash
Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot has died in a plane crash alongside his flight instructor, near La Baule.
Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot has died in a plane crash alongside his flight instructor, near La Baule.
Ubisoft has shut its Winnipeg and Belgrade studios and terminated roles in its Barcelona studios as part of ongoing restructuring.
Jean Guesdon, the Head of Content for the Assassin’s Creed franchise, has announced multiple updates coming in 2026 and beyond.
The creative director of Assassin’s Creed codename Hexe has left Ubisoft. The development of the project will continue with Jean Guesdon as creative director.
TiMi Montreal has been reportedly shutdown by Tencent. The studio was yet to release its first game before its closure.
Ubisoft Toronto has been hit by layoffs with 40 people cut across different roles as part of cost-saving initiatives.
An undisclosed number of employees at Massive Entertainment, a Ubisoft studio, are facing an uncertain future following the studio’s “evolution and long-term planning”. The studio said it is offering impacted employees a “voluntary career transition program”. “As part of our ongoing evolution and long-term planning, we have recently realigned our Read more
Two high-profile departures recently happened in the game industry. The first is Marc-Alexis Côté, who was the head of the Assassin’s Creed franchise. Côté has spent two decades with Ubisoft, climbing from Lead Level Designer to Executive Producer of Assassin’s Creed. Côté’s departure was linked to the start of operations Read more
Tencent-backed Ubisoft subsidiary has been named Vantage Studios and begins operation on October 1, 2025.
Ubisoft has now named Charlie Guillemot veteran Christophe Derennes as co-CEOs of its new subsidiary.