Paris — French authorities announced today, Saturday, that the founder of the international gaming company “Ubisoft”, which produced the game “Assassin’s Creed”, was killed in a plane crash in western France.
The city’s mayor, Frank Le Verrier, said in a statement that the twin-engine Cessna 421 plane carrying Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor crashed on Friday evening near La Baule Airport on the Atlantic coast. Both were licensed and experienced pilots. The mayor said that the coach was also killed. The investigation is ongoing.
Ubisoft confirmed Guillemot’s death but did not comment further.
Forensic technicians examine the wreckage of the Cessna 421 flown by Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot, who was killed when the plane crashed.
AP Photo/Jeremiah Gonzalez)
An airport official told the Associated Press that the plane crashed in a field just before landing at La Baule-Escoblac Airport. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to reveal his name publicly.
Guillemot and four brothers founded Ubisoft in 1986. In addition to the popular “Assassin’s Creed” franchise, Ubisoft games also include the Just Dance, Rayman, and Tom Clancy game franchises.
Associated Press writer Jeremias Gonzalez in La Baule, France, contributed.
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