Assassin's Creed Boss Says "Ubisoft Asked Me To Step Aside"

Marc-Alexis Côté: "I stayed at my post until Ubisoft asked me to step aside"

Côté details the reason why he left Ubisoft. Marc-Alexis Côté has confirmed reports that he’s left Ubisoft as a result of its new, Tencent-back megadev, Vantage Studios, which now is in charge of the Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six franchises. “Many of you have expressed surprise that I would choose to leave Assassin’s Creed after so many years, especially given the passion I still hold for it,” Côté wrote on LinkedIn. “The truth is s…

Ubisoft Has Dismissed the Former Head of Assassin's Creed!

Despite spending more than two decades at the French publisher, this apparently meant nothing to Yves Guillemot’s company.   The day after Ubisoft confirmed Marc-Alexis Côté‘s departure, the former head of the Assassin’s Creed franchise stated on LinkedIn that he did not decide to leave the company. Management asked him to step aside after offering him a reduced role at Ubisoft’s new subsidiary, Vantage Studios. Côté’s departure on October 15 ca…

Former Assassin's Creed boss denies quitting studio

Marc-Alexis Côté disputes Ubisoft's claim that he left Vantage Studios of his own volition.

Former Assassin's Creed Series Boss Clarifies He Didn't Choose to Leave,"Ubisoft Asked Me to Step Aside"

Marc-Alexis Côté, the former head of the Assassin's Creed series at Ubisoft has clarified a key detail of his sudden departure from Ubisoft. Earlier this week, we learned through an IGN report (which Wccftech independently verified), that Marc-Alexis Côté had left Ubisoft after 20 years with the company, 16 of them working on the Assassin's Creed franchise, and his final three as head of the entire franchise. Côté's departure was framed as a res…

Assassin's Creed Boss Says "Ubisoft Asked Me To Step Aside"

The franchise is now under the purview of subsidiary Vantage Studios, which is also overseeing the Far Cry and Rainbow Six franchises.