Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies at 69 in Plane Crash in France

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Claude Guillemot, who co-founded French video-game publisher Ubisoft Entertainment with his brothers in 1986, has died, the company said. He was 69 and died in a plane crash in western France.

The Guillemot family built Ubisoft into the publisher behind franchises including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Rayman and Prince of Persia. Claude Guillemot also served as chairman of gaming hardware company Guillemot Corporation.

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@nexta_tv

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot died in an aviation accident in France The 69-year-old businessman was flying to a meeting of an aviation club near Rennes. A flight instructor also died along with him. Guillemot was one of the founder

@business

Claude Guillemot, who co-founded French video-game publisher Ubisoft Entertainment with his brothers in 1986, has died, according to the company. He was 69.

@techmeme

Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft and chairman of gaming hardware company Guillemot Corporation, died at 69 after a plane crash in France (Angela Cullen / Bloomberg) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

@thegameawards

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot passed away yesterday in a plane crash in Le Bale in Western France.

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