A founder of Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft killed in a plane crash in western France
The twin-engine Cessna 421 burst into flames, and officials said the 69-year-old cofounder was one of two victims.
- On Friday, June 19, Ubisoft cofounder and Guillemot Corporation Chairman Claude Guillemot died in a Cessna 421 plane crash near the aerodrome of Baule, France.
- Guillemot founded Ubisoft on March 28, 1986, alongside his brothers Yves, Michel, and Christian, after the Guillemot Corporation's initial success as a computer hardware distributor.
- According to ICI, the Cessna 421 burst into flames upon crashing, setting fire to vegetation near the aerodrome. Sixty firefighters and thirty ambulances responded to the scene.
- Franck Louvrier, mayor of Baule, stated the twin-engine propeller aircraft crashed during its approach for landing. A source close to the investigation reported Guillemot was at the controls.
- Flags flew at half-mast at the aerodrome on Saturday, June 20, as a tribute to the victims. Ubisoft expressed profound sadness over the loss of its cofounder.
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Two people were killed in the crash of a propeller aircraft in the western French community of La Baule, including the co-founder of the world-famous video game company Ubisoft. The small aircraft crashed in a field on Friday night when it was approaching the airport in La Baule, the competent prosecutor informed. Ubisoft wrote that it had experienced with great sadness the death of Claude Guillemot. The French company is known for games such as…
One of the founders of the French game developer Ubisoft has died in a private plane crash in France, the company reports. The Frenchman, Claude Guillemot, was 69 years old.
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TechnologueClaude Guillemot, founder of global gaming company Ubisoft, which is behind the classic games Assassin's Creed and Far Cry, has tragically died in a plane crash near the village of La Baule in western France. The accident occurred on Friday, but La Baule Mayor Franck Louvrier only announced the businessman's death late Saturday evening.
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