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Co-Founder of Video Game Company Ubisoft, Maker of 'Assassin's Creed,' Dies in Plane Crash
The twin-engine Cessna 421 burst into flames, and officials said the 69-year-old cofounder was one of two victims.
- On Friday, June 19, Ubisoft cofounder and Guillemot Corporation Chairman Claude Guillemot died in a Cessna 421 plane crash near the aerodrome of Baule, France.
- Guillemot founded Ubisoft on March 28, 1986, alongside his brothers Yves, Michel, and Christian, after the Guillemot Corporation's initial success as a computer hardware distributor.
- According to ICI, the Cessna 421 burst into flames upon crashing, setting fire to vegetation near the aerodrome. Sixty firefighters and thirty ambulances responded to the scene.
- Franck Louvrier, mayor of Baule, stated the twin-engine propeller aircraft crashed during its approach for landing. A source close to the investigation reported Guillemot was at the controls.
- Flags flew at half-mast at the aerodrome on Saturday, June 20, as a tribute to the victims. Ubisoft expressed profound sadness over the loss of its cofounder.
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The founder of the video game maker behind 'Assassin's Creed' has died in a plane crash
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