Just weeks after Ubisoft unveiled its new subsidiary with Tencent to be Vantage Studios , which will house the Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six franchises, and be co-led by Charlie Guillemot (son of Yves Guillemot, chief executive officer at Ubisoft) and Christophe Derennes, the current head of the Assassin's Creed series, Marc-Alexis Côté has left Ubisoft.
This news was first reported by IGN , which reports that staff were alerted to Côté's departure today through an internal email that also included details regarding " the need for Vantage Studios' leadership team to be aligned with its core goals ." The report adds that Côté was offered a role within Vantage Studios, but declined to take it.
The report also included a statement attributed to a Ubisoft spokesperson (whi