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Russell Lees, a video games industry veteran with a long career at Ubisoft, has passed away. <\/p>\n

Word of Lees’ death was shared on Twitter<\/a> last night by Assassin’s Creed narrative director Darby McDevitt, who led tributes to his colleague.<\/p>\n

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