{"id":1358951,"date":"2025-10-15T17:45:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/NqiMhrYZajwWEJAGvnHJzm"},"modified":"2025-10-15T17:45:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:45:38","slug":"assassins-creed-franchise-boss-leaves-ubisoft-just-7-months-after-heading-up-one-of-the-best-selling-games-in-the-history-of-the-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/assassins-creed-franchise-boss-leaves-ubisoft-just-7-months-after-heading-up-one-of-the-best-selling-games-in-the-history-of-the-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Assassin&#8217;s Creed franchise boss leaves Ubisoft just 7 months after heading up one of the best-selling games in the history of the series"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Ubisoft has confirmed that <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/assassins-creed\/\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed<\/a> boss Marc-Alexis C\u00f4t\u00e9 has left Ubisoft after more than 20 years at the company, a stretch that saw him climb from a software engineer on PSP games to vice president and executive producer of the Assassin&#8217;s Creed franchise. C\u00f4t\u00e9&#8217;s departure, initially reported by <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/assassins-creed-franchise-boss-departs-ubisoft\" target=\"_blank\">IGN<\/a>, comes just two weeks after Ubisoft unveiled a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/ubisofts-new-tencent-backed-company-is-called-vantage-studios-a-creative-house-that-will-take-over-development-of-assassins-creed-far-cry-and-rainbow-six\/\">new subsidiary called Vantage Studios<\/a> that will be responsible for all future development of Assassin&#8217;s Creed, as well as Far Cry and Rainbow Six.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Following the organizational restructuring announced in March 2025, Marc-Alexis C\u00f4t\u00e9 has chosen to pursue a new path elsewhere outside of Ubisoft,&#8221; a Ubisoft representative said in a statement provided to PC Gamer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While we are saddened to see him go, we&#8217;re confident that our talented teams will carry forward the strong foundation he helped build. We are deeply grateful for the impact Marc-Alexis has had over the years, particularly in shaping the Assassin&#8217;s Creed brand into what it is today. His leadership, creativity, and dedication have left a lasting mark on our teams and our players. We thank him sincerely for his many contributions and wish him continued success in all his future endeavors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>C\u00f4t\u00e9 has a long history with the Assassin&#8217;s Creed series, going back to a<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/person\/407132\/marc-alexis-cote\/credits\/\" target=\"_blank\"> design credit on Assassin&#8217;s Creed: Brotherhood<\/a> in 2010. He oversaw a resurgence of the series as executive producer beginning with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/assassin-s-creed-odyssey\/\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed Odyssey<\/a> in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe more importantly, he was also a strong defender of Assassin&#8217;s Creed developers in the face of backlash against the inclusion of Yasuke in <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/assassin-s-creed-shadows\/\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows<\/a>: It was C\u00f4t\u00e9 who called out Elon Musk in June 2024 for &#8220;<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/assassins-creed-shadows-executive-producer-says-elon-musk-is-just-feeding-hatred-with-his-reaction-to-the-games-black-protagonist\/\">feeding hatred<\/a>&#8221; with his attacks on the game, and in November of the same year Cot\u00e9 <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/assassins-creed\/it-looks-like-ubisofts-finally-had-it-with-the-assassins-creed-shadows-outrage-mill-when-we-self-censor-in-the-face-of-threats-we-hand-over-our-power\/\">pushed back more broadly<\/a> on &#8220;attacks driven by intolerance,&#8221; a position that stood in sharp contrast to the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/our-goal-is-not-to-push-any-specific-agenda-ubisoft-ceo-tries-to-mollify-gamers-who-wont-stop-being-mad-about-a-black-samurai-in-assassins-creed-shadows\/\">milquetoast response<\/a> from Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot.<\/p>\n<p>The IGN report says C\u00f4t\u00e9 was offered a role at Vantage Studios, but opted to depart instead. Vantage Studios co-CEO Christophe Derennes said in an internal memo to staff that he was &#8220;disappointed&#8221; by the decision.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no indicated connection between the launch of Vantage and C\u00f4t\u00e9&#8217;s decision to leave, but the timing is, well <em>awkward:<\/em> It&#8217;s been only seven months since the release of Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows, a major and much-needed success for Ubisoft which should by rights be something of a moment of triumph; but it&#8217;s also been just two weeks since the debut of Vantage Studios, the Tencent-backed &#8220;creative house&#8221; that&#8217;s now responsible for the &#8220;development and expansion&#8221; of the Assassin&#8217;s Creed brand. 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C\u00f4t\u00e9&#8217;s departure, initially reported by IGN, comes just two weeks after Ubisoft unveiled a new subsidiary called Vantage Studios that will be responsible for all future development of Assassin&#8217;s Creed, as well as Far Cry and Rainbow Six. &#8220;Following the organizational restructuring announced in March 2025, Marc-Alexis C\u00f4t\u00e9 has chosen to pursue a new path elsewhere outside of Ubisoft,&#8221; a Ubisoft representative said in a statement provided to PC Gamer. &#8220;While we are saddened to see him go, we&#8217;re confident that&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/assassins-creed-franchise-boss-leaves-ubisoft-just-7-months-after-heading-up-one-of-the-best-selling-games-in-the-history-of-the-series\/\">Read 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