Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot tragically passes away in a plane crash in France.
Claude Guillemot, Co-Founder of Ubisoft, Dies in Plane Crash Claude Guillemot, one of the founders of the renowned French video game company Ubisoft, tragically passed away in a plane crash in La Baule on Friday, as confirmed by the company to Reuters. Guillemot, who was 69, was traveling with another person aboard a twin-engine Cessna […]
After year of woke disasters, Ubisoft reportedly seeking a buyout from Chinese shareholders
Canadian video game developer Ubisoft is reportedly seeking a buyout from a minority shareholder to avoid a hostile takeover, according to internal sources. Report by Reuters It cited “two people familiar with the matter” who requested anonymity to provide details. The Guilmo family, Ubisoft's founder and largest shareholder (15%), is said to be in talks […]
Ubisoft admits black samurai is mostly ‘works of fiction’
Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Shadows has caused a huge uproar in Japan due to creative licensing and historical inaccuracies. The game focuses on a highly exaggerated portrayal of Yasuke, an alleged black samurai from the mid-1500s. Ubisoft has transformed a vague tale of a Japanese “black slave” into a fearless, heroic samurai. As expected, Japanese gamers […]