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Assassin's Creed Leader Says Ubisoft Asked Him to Step Aside After Vantage Reorganization

His account contradicts Ubisoft's statement he refused leadership roles within Tencent-backed Vantage Studios.

Overview

  • Marc-Alexis Côté wrote on LinkedIn that he did not choose to leave and remained until Ubisoft asked him to step aside.
  • A Ubisoft spokesperson told Wccftech that Côté was offered various leadership roles within Vantage Studios but declined.
  • Ubisoft recently formed Vantage Studios, a Tencent-backed unit now overseeing Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six, led by Charlie Guillemot and Christophe Derennes.
  • Côté said a different role was mentioned but that it lacked the scope, mandate and continuity of his recent responsibilities.
  • Ubisoft previously told media he had chosen to pursue a new path outside the company, a characterization Côté disputes.