Overview
- Internal emails said Côté declined a leadership position at the new unit, with co-CEOs Charlie Guillemot and Christophe Derennes expressing disappointment.
- Ubisoft confirmed his departure and thanked him for two decades of work, noting his leadership of the franchise since 2022.
- The subsidiary began operations on October 1, consolidating six studios and roughly 2,300 employees following a reported €1.16 billion investment from Tencent.
- It now oversees Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six across the consolidated teams and offices.
- Ubisoft has not announced a successor, and reporting indicates creative governance under the less centralised model remains to be defined.