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Assassin's Creed Franchise Boss Departs Ubisoft
Marc-Alexis Coté declined a leadership role at Tencent-part-owned Vantage Studios and left Ubisoft after more than 20 years leading Assassin’s Creed development.
- On Tuesday, Ubisoft announced the departure of Marc-Alexis Côté following the March 2025 restructuring amid the launch of Vantage Studios, which now operates the Assassin's Creed franchise.
- IGN reports that Marc-Alexis Côté declined a leadership role at Vantage Studios and Ubisoft said he `has chosen to pursue a new path elsewhere outside of Ubisoft` after the reorganisation Tuesday.
- With more than 20 years at Ubisoft, Marc-Alexis Côté joined in 2005 and rose from software engineer to lead design and production on Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Odyssey.
- Ubisoft told staff that they will `carry forward the strong foundation he helped build`, praising Marc-Alexis Côté’s impact, while an internal email stressed Vantage Studios leadership must align with core goals.
- Two weeks after the handover, Vantage Studios—with Tencent's 25% stake—took operational control of Assassin's Creed and will oversee Far Cry and Rainbow Six.
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After more than 20 years at Ubisoft, head of the Assassins Creed franchise, Marc-Alexis Coté left the company.
News from HD Technology. Visit www.hd-tecnologia.com for the latest news. Assassin’s Creed is about to mark two decades since its first release, and with the arrival of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, who finally took the franchise to Japan, seemed to start a new stage. But a few months after Ubisoft transferred part of the brand’s development to Vantage Studios, a subsidiary funded by Tencent, another major change is confirmed and Marc-Alexis Côté, c…
Assassin's Creed franchise lead leaves Ubisoft after Tencent deal
Earlier in the year, it was confirmed that Ubisoft's biggest IP, Assassin's Creed, would be helmed by Vantage Studios, a subsidiary of Ubisoft with a 25% stake from Tencent. Vantage now also oversees Far Cry and Rainbow Six as well. Two weeks after Vantage started operating proper, Assassin's Creed vice president and executive producer Marc-Alexis Côté has left Ubisoft after 20 years with the company. As per a staff memo caught by IGN, Côté mad…
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