Ubisoft's Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies in Plane Crash

Claude Guillemot, Ubisoft Co-Founder, Killed in Plane Crash in France

Claude Guillemot, one of the co-founders of French video game giant Ubisoft, has died in a plane crash in western France, at 69.

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dead at 69 after plane crash in western France

Claude Guillemot, one of five brothers who built the French video game giant Ubisoft from a mail-order software startup into a global powerhouse, was killed Friday evening when a twin-engine Cessna 421 crashed in a field near La Baule, France. He was 69. A flight instructor aboard the same aircraft also died. No other casualties...

Claude Guillemot, Assassin's Creed maker Ubisoft's co-founder, dies in plane crash in France

Claude Guillemot, who co-founded Ubisoft with his brothers, died in a plane crash near La Baule in western France. Ubisoft said it was deeply saddened as the death marks the loss of a key figure behind the publisher's rise.

Ubisoft’s co-founder Claude Guillemot among 2 killed in France plane crash

The twin-motor plane crashed into a field near the town of La Baule while approaching the local airfield.

Ubisoft Co-Founder Dies In Plane Crash

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot died in plane crash on June 19 in an accident that also left another person dead. Guillemot was 69. Ubisoft said in a statement (via The New York Times) that it was "deeply saddened to learn of the death of Claude Guillemot, co-founder of the group and chairman of Guillemot Corp., in an accident." The statement added: "Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time." A report from F…