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Halifax

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	===Halifax===		===Halifax===
	Officially established in 2015, Ubisoft Halifax focused on mobile games, creating ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' in 2018,<ref name="Ubisoft Subsidiaries"/> and working on ''~~[[w:c:rainbowsix:Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Mobile~~\|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Mobile]]''. On 20 June 2025, 60 members of its 70-strong staff filed to {{Wiki\|Unionization\|unionize}} under the media union {{Wiki\|Communications Workers of America}}'s {{Wiki\|Local union\|local}} Canadian chapter,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/workers-at-gaming-company-ubisoft-halifax-file-to-unionize/\|title=Workers at gaming company Ubisoft Halifax file to unionize\|author=Matt, Sean\|date=20 June 2025\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|CTV News}}''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> a process that was finalized by mid-December.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://cwacanada.ca/2025/12/18/ubisoft-halifax-workers-win-certification-vote-officially-join-cwa-canada/\|title=Ubisoft Halifax workers win certification vote, officially join CWA Canada!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251219114020/https://cwacanada.ca/2025/12/18/ubisoft-halifax-workers-win-certification-vote-officially-join-cwa-canada/\|archivedate=19 December 2025\|author=CWA Canada\|date=18 December 2025\|publisher=''CWA Canada''\|accessdate=8 December 2026}}</ref> However, three weeks after the collective agreement, Ubisoft {{Wiki\|Union busting\|abruptly closed the studio}} and shuttered service for ''Rebellion'', claiming that it was part of a previously agreed-upon, company-wide endeavor to "streamline operations, improve efficiency, and reduce costs", despite no past record of such plans ever having been announced.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-shuts-down-assassins-creed-rebellion-developer-halifax-studio-just-weeks-after-it-unionized\|title=Ubisoft shuts down Assassin's Creed: Rebellion developer Halifax studio just weeks after it unionized\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20260107195022/https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-shuts-down-assassins-creed-rebellion-developer-halifax-studio-just-weeks-after-it-unionized\|archivedate=7 January 2026\|author=Valentine, Rebekah\|date=7 October 2026\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|IGN}}''\|accessdate=8 January 2026}}</ref>		Officially established in 2015, Ubisoft Halifax focused on mobile games, creating ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' in 2018,<ref name="Ubisoft Subsidiaries"/> and working on ''{{Wiki\|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Mobile}}''. On 20 June 2025, 60 members of its 70-strong staff filed to {{Wiki\|Unionization\|unionize}} under the media union {{Wiki\|Communications Workers of America}}'s {{Wiki\|Local union\|local}} Canadian chapter,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/workers-at-gaming-company-ubisoft-halifax-file-to-unionize/\|title=Workers at gaming company Ubisoft Halifax file to unionize\|author=Matt, Sean\|date=20 June 2025\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|CTV News}}''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> a process that was finalized by mid-December.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://cwacanada.ca/2025/12/18/ubisoft-halifax-workers-win-certification-vote-officially-join-cwa-canada/\|title=Ubisoft Halifax workers win certification vote, officially join CWA Canada!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251219114020/https://cwacanada.ca/2025/12/18/ubisoft-halifax-workers-win-certification-vote-officially-join-cwa-canada/\|archivedate=19 December 2025\|author=CWA Canada\|date=18 December 2025\|publisher=''CWA Canada''\|accessdate=8 December 2026}}</ref> However, three weeks after the collective agreement, Ubisoft {{Wiki\|Union busting\|abruptly closed the studio}} and shuttered service for ''Rebellion'', claiming that it was part of a previously agreed-upon, company-wide endeavor to "streamline operations, improve efficiency, and reduce costs", despite no past record of such plans ever having been announced.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-shuts-down-assassins-creed-rebellion-developer-halifax-studio-just-weeks-after-it-unionized\|title=Ubisoft shuts down Assassin's Creed: Rebellion developer Halifax studio just weeks after it unionized\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20260107195022/https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-shuts-down-assassins-creed-rebellion-developer-halifax-studio-just-weeks-after-it-unionized\|archivedate=7 January 2026\|author=Valentine, Rebekah\|date=7 October 2026\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|IGN}}''\|accessdate=8 January 2026}}</ref>

	The shut down leaves the fate of both mobile games unclear, especially since ''Rainbow Six Mobile'' was expected to release in February 2026 and already had {{Wiki\|esports}} teams lined up to compete on it.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://esportsinsider.com/2025/12/rainbow-six-mobile-launches-in-february-2026\|title=Rainbow Six Mobile launches in February 2026\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251229142817/https://esportsinsider.com/2025/12/rainbow-six-mobile-launches-in-february-2026\|archivedate=29 December 2025\|author=Morris, Joey\|date=16 December 2025\|publisher=''Esports Insider''\|accessdate=8 January 2025}}</ref> In response to the shut down's sudden and suspicious timing, CWA Canada vowed to fight Ubisoft in court and "pursue every legal recourse" to ensure that workers' rights were not infringed upon and challenging it "to show us that this had nothing to do with the employees joining a union."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://cwacanada.ca/2026/01/07/cwa-canada-vows-to-fight-ubisoft-halifax-closure-defend-workers/\|title=CWA Canada vows to fight Ubisoft Halifax closure, defend workers\|author=CWA Canada\|date=7 January 2026\|publisher=''CWA Canada\|accessdate=8 January 2026}}</ref>		The shut down leaves the fate of both mobile games unclear, especially since ''Rainbow Six Mobile'' was expected to release in February 2026 and already had {{Wiki\|esports}} teams lined up to compete on it.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://esportsinsider.com/2025/12/rainbow-six-mobile-launches-in-february-2026\|title=Rainbow Six Mobile launches in February 2026\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251229142817/https://esportsinsider.com/2025/12/rainbow-six-mobile-launches-in-february-2026\|archivedate=29 December 2025\|author=Morris, Joey\|date=16 December 2025\|publisher=''Esports Insider''\|accessdate=8 January 2025}}</ref> In response to the shut down's sudden and suspicious timing, CWA Canada vowed to fight Ubisoft in court and "pursue every legal recourse" to ensure that workers' rights were not infringed upon and challenging it "to show us that this had nothing to do with the employees joining a union."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://cwacanada.ca/2026/01/07/cwa-canada-vows-to-fight-ubisoft-halifax-closure-defend-workers/\|title=CWA Canada vows to fight Ubisoft Halifax closure, defend workers\|author=CWA Canada\|date=7 January 2026\|publisher=''CWA Canada\|accessdate=8 January 2026}}</ref>

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	===San Francisco===		===San Francisco===
	Established in 2009, the San Francisco studio did not work on any of Ubisoft's larger franchises but instead developed unique titles like the {{Wiki\|music video game}} ''{{Wiki\|Rocksmith}}'', the role-playing game ''{{Wiki\|South Park: The Stick of Truth}}'', and its sequel ''{{Wiki\|South Park: The Fractured but Whole}}''.<ref>{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/5ItwMr5J3aazK6Rqv3uL0h/ubisoft-san-francisco-breaking-the-mold-for-10-years\|text=Ubisoft San Francisco – Breaking the mold for 10 years\|archivedate=20191212110705\|subdomain=news}}</ref> It worked alongside the Osaka studio to develop the first-person shooter ''~~[[w:c:xdefiant~~\|XDefiant]]'', but following insufficient player enrollment or spending through microtransactions, Ubisoft closed the studio in February 2025.<ref name="XDefiantShutDown">{{Cite web\|url=https://insider-gaming.com/ubisoft-xdefiant-shutting-down-in-june/\|title=EXCLUSIVE – Ubisoft's XDefiant will be shutting down in June 2025\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204005129/https://insider-gaming.com/ubisoft-xdefiant-shutting-down-in-june/\|archivedate=4 December 2024\|author=Henderson, Tom\|publisher=''Insider Gaming''\|date=3 December 2024\|accessdate=22 January 2025}}</ref>		Established in 2009, the San Francisco studio did not work on any of Ubisoft's larger franchises but instead developed unique titles like the {{Wiki\|music video game}} ''{{Wiki\|Rocksmith}}'', the role-playing game ''{{Wiki\|South Park: The Stick of Truth}}'', and its sequel ''{{Wiki\|South Park: The Fractured but Whole}}''.<ref>{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/5ItwMr5J3aazK6Rqv3uL0h/ubisoft-san-francisco-breaking-the-mold-for-10-years\|text=Ubisoft San Francisco – Breaking the mold for 10 years\|archivedate=20191212110705\|subdomain=news}}</ref> It worked alongside the Osaka studio to develop the first-person shooter ''{{Wiki\|XDefiant}}'', but following insufficient player enrollment or spending through microtransactions, Ubisoft closed the studio in February 2025.<ref name="XDefiantShutDown">{{Cite web\|url=https://insider-gaming.com/ubisoft-xdefiant-shutting-down-in-june/\|title=EXCLUSIVE – Ubisoft's XDefiant will be shutting down in June 2025\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204005129/https://insider-gaming.com/ubisoft-xdefiant-shutting-down-in-june/\|archivedate=4 December 2024\|author=Henderson, Tom\|publisher=''Insider Gaming''\|date=3 December 2024\|accessdate=22 January 2025}}</ref>

	===Osaka===		===Osaka===

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Bordeaux

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	===Bordeaux===		===Bordeaux===
	Ubisoft Bordeaux contributed to ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''{{'}}s development<ref name="ACV teams">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/04/assassins_creed_valhalla_is_being_developed_by_a_frightening_15_studios\|title=Assassin's Creed Valhalla Is Being Developed by a Frightening 15 Studios\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501022035/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/04/assassins_creed_valhalla_is_being_developed_by_a_frightening_15_studios\|archivedate=1 May 2020\|author=Barker, Sammy\|date=30 Apr 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Gamer Network\|Push Square}}''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref> and were the main team behind ''Valhalla''{{'}}s first [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Wrath of the Druids]]''. They later led the development of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'', released in 2023 and originally envisioned as ~~a [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion for~~ ''Valhalla''.<ref>{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/7eOzoQpAyuvsN3U0kqJiyR/how-assassins-creed-mirage-grew-from-dlc-to-full-game\|text=How Assassin’s Creed Mirage Grew from DLC to Full Game\|subdomain=news\|archivedate=20240420184347}}</ref> The studio also led the development of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''{{'}} [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Claws of Awaji]]'' and ''Mirage''{{'}}s [[Assassin's Creed: Mirage downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Valley of Memory]]'', both released in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-mirages-saudi-backed-valley-of-memory-expansion-looks-a-generous-free-side-quest-though-not-one-many-fans-would-have-asked-for\|title=Assassin's Creed Mirage's Saudi-backed Valley of Memory expansion looks a generous free side-quest — though not one many fans would have asked for\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|IGN}}''\|author=Phillips, Tom\|date=7 October 2025\|accessdate=18 October 2025\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251007195854/https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-mirages-saudi-backed-valley-of-memory-expansion-looks-a-generous-free-side-quest-though-not-one-many-fans-would-have-asked-for\|archivedate=7 October 2025}}</ref>		Ubisoft Bordeaux contributed to ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''{{'}}s development<ref name="ACV teams">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/04/assassins_creed_valhalla_is_being_developed_by_a_frightening_15_studios\|title=Assassin's Creed Valhalla Is Being Developed by a Frightening 15 Studios\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501022035/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/04/assassins_creed_valhalla_is_being_developed_by_a_frightening_15_studios\|archivedate=1 May 2020\|author=Barker, Sammy\|date=30 Apr 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Gamer Network\|Push Square}}''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref> and were the main team behind ''Valhalla''{{'}}s first [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion, ''[[Wrath of the Druids]]''. They later led the development of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'', released in 2023 and originally envisioned as another ''Valhalla'' expansion.<ref>{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/7eOzoQpAyuvsN3U0kqJiyR/how-assassins-creed-mirage-grew-from-dlc-to-full-game\|text=How Assassin’s Creed Mirage Grew from DLC to Full Game\|subdomain=news\|archivedate=20240420184347}}</ref> The studio also led the development of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''{{'}} [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Claws of Awaji]]'' and ''Mirage''{{'}}s [[Assassin's Creed: Mirage downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Valley of Memory]]'', both released in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-mirages-saudi-backed-valley-of-memory-expansion-looks-a-generous-free-side-quest-though-not-one-many-fans-would-have-asked-for\|title=Assassin's Creed Mirage's Saudi-backed Valley of Memory expansion looks a generous free side-quest — though not one many fans would have asked for\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|IGN}}''\|author=Phillips, Tom\|date=7 October 2025\|accessdate=18 October 2025\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251007195854/https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-mirages-saudi-backed-valley-of-memory-expansion-looks-a-generous-free-side-quest-though-not-one-many-fans-would-have-asked-for\|archivedate=7 October 2025}}</ref>

	===Bucharest===		===Bucharest===

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History

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	On 11 November 2008, Ubisoft acquired the [[Sweden\|Swedish]] game developer {{Wiki\|Massive Entertainment}} after Vivendi deemed it surplus material following its own purchase of {{Wiki\|Activision Blizzard}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21034\|title=Ubisoft Picks Up World In Conflict Dev Massive Entertainment\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221100852/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21034\|archivedate=21 December 2008\|author=Alexander, Leigh\|date=11 November 2008\|publisher=''Gamasutra''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref>		On 11 November 2008, Ubisoft acquired the [[Sweden\|Swedish]] game developer {{Wiki\|Massive Entertainment}} after Vivendi deemed it surplus material following its own purchase of {{Wiki\|Activision Blizzard}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21034\|title=Ubisoft Picks Up World In Conflict Dev Massive Entertainment\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221100852/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21034\|archivedate=21 December 2008\|author=Alexander, Leigh\|date=11 November 2008\|publisher=''Gamasutra''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref>

	On 14 October 2025, an internal memo to Ubisoft staff announced that Vice President Executive Producer [[Marc-Alexis Côté]] had left the company after a decade<ref name="Variety Cote Exit">{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/assassins-creed-boss-exits-ubisoft-1236552664/\|title='Assassin’s Creed' Franchise Boss Marc-Alexis Côté Exits Ubisoft Amid Restructuring\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014180621/https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/assassins-creed-boss-exits-ubisoft-1236552664/\|archivedate=14 October 2025\|author=Maas, Jennifer\|date=14 October 2025\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Variety (magazine)\|Variety}}''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> just as Ubisoft and the [[China\|Chinese]] conglomerate {{Wiki\|Tencent}}<ref name="Ubisoft Subsidiary Announcement">{{Ubisoft\|url=8aefmxkxpxwl/1uPFqvuRRej3UoemTIgVLH/8e0cf5b6601e9394e5dae919d89e84f4/2025.03.27_-_Press_Release_vfinal.pdf\|text=Ubisoft accelerates its transformation by laying foundation for new operating model with the creation of a subsidiary and injection of €1.16BN of cash from selected investor Tencent\|archivedate=20250330070227\|subdomain=staticctf}}</ref> were in the midst of launching<ref name="Vantage Announcement">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/7GvucOgSm41HwFaXt2ADX1/ubisoft-launches-new-subsidiary-vantage-studios\|text=Ubisoft launches new subsidiary – Vantage Studios\|archivedate=20251002133110\|subdomain=news}}</ref> their jointly-owned subsidiary,<ref name="Ubisoft Subsidiary ~~Annnouncement~~" /> Vantage Studios.<ref name="Vantage Announcement" /> Co-headed through {{Wiki\|nepotism}} by Ubisoft CEO [[Yves Guillemot]]'s immediate family—his cousin<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thegamer.com/ubisoft-charlie-guillemot-yves-nepotism-subsidiary-tencent/\|title=Let's not lie to ourselves, Ubisoft's new subsidiary leadership is nepotism and we all know it\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250717205257/https://www.thegamer.com/ubisoft-charlie-guillemot-yves-nepotism-subsidiary-tencent/\|archivedate=17 July 2025\|author=Kaur, Tessa\|date=17 July 2025\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Valnet\|TheGamer}}''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> and Ubisoft Montreal co-founder Christophe Derennes,<ref name="Ubisoft Press Vantage CEO">{{Ubisoft\|url=8aefmxkxpxwl/4aH1VEweZZyjfSAKK3RjQy/5f5f351eff76dcb43242254cc1f9f184/Press_Release_-_Ubisoft_appoints_Christophe_Derennes_and_Charlie_Guillemot_as_co-CEOs_of_its_new_subsidiary.pdf\|text=Ubisoft appoints Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as co-CEOs of its new subsidiary\|archivedate=20250716165215\|subdomain=staticctf}}</ref><ref name="Ubisoft Vantage Interview">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/60h1Sq3PKN8WlNdlic2KLN/ubisoft-announces-christophe-derennes-and-charlie-guillemot-as-coceos-of-new-subsidiary\|text=Ubisoft Announces Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as Co-CEOs of New Subsidiary\|archivedate=20250717002318\|subdomain=news}}</ref> and his son and Ubisoft's Owlient studio co-lead<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/ubisoft-spinoff-ceos-christophe-derennes-charlie-guillemot-1236453661/\|title=Ubisoft names co-CEOs of spinoff: Christophe Derennes, Charlie Guillemot talk plans for 'Assassin’s Creed,' 'Rainbow Six' and 'Far Cry' (Exclusive)\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250716165939/https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/ubisoft-spinoff-ceos-christophe-derennes-charlie-guillemot-1236453661/\|archivedate=16 July 2025\|author=Maas, Jennifer\|date=16 July 2025\|publisher=''Variety''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> Charles—Vantage would help develop ''Assassin's Creed, {{Wiki\|Far Cry}}'', and ''{{Wiki\|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six}}'',<ref name="Ubisoft Press Vantage CEO" /> with Christophe handling production departments and Charles directing the three series' stories and features.<ref name="Ubisoft Vantage Interview" /> Although Derennes and Charles had offered Côté a leadership position in the new company before its debut,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/assassins-creed-boss-marc-alexis-cote-quits-ubisoft-following-start-of-new-subsidiary/\|title=Assassin's Creed boss Marc-Alexis Coté quits Ubisoft following start of new subsidiary\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014205150/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/assassins-creed-boss-marc-alexis-cote-quits-ubisoft-following-start-of-new-subsidiary/\|archivedate=14 October 2025\|author=Robinson, Andy\|date=14 October 2025\|publisher=''Video Game Chronicle''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> he turned it down,<ref name="Variety Cote Exit" /> elaborating in a {{Wiki\|LinkedIn}} post written just a day after his departure that the advertised job "did not carry the same scope, mandate, or continuity" as his recent work. For this act of refusal, Ubisoft executives decided to replace his oversight of ''Assassin's Creed'' with "someone closer to its new organizational structure" and requested he step aside.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/former-assassins-creed-boss-says-he-did-not-leave-voluntarily-i-stayed-at-my-post-until-ubisoft-asked-me-to-step-aside/\|title=Former Assassin's Creed boss says he did not leave voluntarily: 'I stayed at my post until Ubisoft asked me to step aside'\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251017043123/https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/former-assassins-creed-boss-says-he-did-not-leave-voluntarily-i-stayed-at-my-post-until-ubisoft-asked-me-to-step-aside/\|archivedate=17 October 2025\|author=Chalk, Andy\|date=17 October 2025\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|PC Gamer}}''\|accessdate=17 October 2025}}</ref>		On 14 October 2025, an internal memo to Ubisoft staff announced that Vice President Executive Producer [[Marc-Alexis Côté]] had left the company after a decade<ref name="Variety Cote Exit">{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/assassins-creed-boss-exits-ubisoft-1236552664/\|title='Assassin’s Creed' Franchise Boss Marc-Alexis Côté Exits Ubisoft Amid Restructuring\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014180621/https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/assassins-creed-boss-exits-ubisoft-1236552664/\|archivedate=14 October 2025\|author=Maas, Jennifer\|date=14 October 2025\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Variety (magazine)\|Variety}}''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> just as Ubisoft and the [[China\|Chinese]] conglomerate {{Wiki\|Tencent}}<ref name="Ubisoft Subsidiary Announcement">{{Ubisoft\|url=8aefmxkxpxwl/1uPFqvuRRej3UoemTIgVLH/8e0cf5b6601e9394e5dae919d89e84f4/2025.03.27_-_Press_Release_vfinal.pdf\|text=Ubisoft accelerates its transformation by laying foundation for new operating model with the creation of a subsidiary and injection of €1.16BN of cash from selected investor Tencent\|archivedate=20250330070227\|subdomain=staticctf}}</ref> were in the midst of launching<ref name="Vantage Announcement">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/7GvucOgSm41HwFaXt2ADX1/ubisoft-launches-new-subsidiary-vantage-studios\|text=Ubisoft launches new subsidiary – Vantage Studios\|archivedate=20251002133110\|subdomain=news}}</ref> their jointly-owned subsidiary,<ref name="Ubisoft Subsidiary Announcement"/> Vantage Studios.<ref name="Vantage Announcement" /> Co-headed through {{Wiki\|nepotism}} by Ubisoft CEO [[Yves Guillemot]]'s immediate family—his cousin<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thegamer.com/ubisoft-charlie-guillemot-yves-nepotism-subsidiary-tencent/\|title=Let's not lie to ourselves, Ubisoft's new subsidiary leadership is nepotism and we all know it\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250717205257/https://www.thegamer.com/ubisoft-charlie-guillemot-yves-nepotism-subsidiary-tencent/\|archivedate=17 July 2025\|author=Kaur, Tessa\|date=17 July 2025\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Valnet\|TheGamer}}''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> and Ubisoft Montreal co-founder Christophe Derennes,<ref name="Ubisoft Press Vantage CEO">{{Ubisoft\|url=8aefmxkxpxwl/4aH1VEweZZyjfSAKK3RjQy/5f5f351eff76dcb43242254cc1f9f184/Press_Release_-_Ubisoft_appoints_Christophe_Derennes_and_Charlie_Guillemot_as_co-CEOs_of_its_new_subsidiary.pdf\|text=Ubisoft appoints Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as co-CEOs of its new subsidiary\|archivedate=20250716165215\|subdomain=staticctf}}</ref><ref name="Ubisoft Vantage Interview">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/60h1Sq3PKN8WlNdlic2KLN/ubisoft-announces-christophe-derennes-and-charlie-guillemot-as-coceos-of-new-subsidiary\|text=Ubisoft Announces Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as Co-CEOs of New Subsidiary\|archivedate=20250717002318\|subdomain=news}}</ref> and his son and Ubisoft's Owlient studio co-lead<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/ubisoft-spinoff-ceos-christophe-derennes-charlie-guillemot-1236453661/\|title=Ubisoft names co-CEOs of spinoff: Christophe Derennes, Charlie Guillemot talk plans for 'Assassin’s Creed,' 'Rainbow Six' and 'Far Cry' (Exclusive)\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250716165939/https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/ubisoft-spinoff-ceos-christophe-derennes-charlie-guillemot-1236453661/\|archivedate=16 July 2025\|author=Maas, Jennifer\|date=16 July 2025\|publisher=''Variety''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> Charles—Vantage would help develop ''Assassin's Creed, {{Wiki\|Far Cry}}'', and ''{{Wiki\|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six}}'',<ref name="Ubisoft Press Vantage CEO" /> with Christophe handling production departments and Charles directing the three series' stories and features.<ref name="Ubisoft Vantage Interview" /> Although Derennes and Charles had offered Côté a leadership position in the new company before its debut,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/assassins-creed-boss-marc-alexis-cote-quits-ubisoft-following-start-of-new-subsidiary/\|title=Assassin's Creed boss Marc-Alexis Coté quits Ubisoft following start of new subsidiary\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014205150/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/assassins-creed-boss-marc-alexis-cote-quits-ubisoft-following-start-of-new-subsidiary/\|archivedate=14 October 2025\|author=Robinson, Andy\|date=14 October 2025\|publisher=''Video Game Chronicle''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> he turned it down,<ref name="Variety Cote Exit" /> elaborating in a {{Wiki\|LinkedIn}} post written just a day after his departure that the advertised job "did not carry the same scope, mandate, or continuity" as his recent work. For this act of refusal, Ubisoft executives decided to replace his oversight of ''Assassin's Creed'' with "someone closer to its new organizational structure" and requested he step aside.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/former-assassins-creed-boss-says-he-did-not-leave-voluntarily-i-stayed-at-my-post-until-ubisoft-asked-me-to-step-aside/\|title=Former Assassin's Creed boss says he did not leave voluntarily: 'I stayed at my post until Ubisoft asked me to step aside'\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251017043123/https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/former-assassins-creed-boss-says-he-did-not-leave-voluntarily-i-stayed-at-my-post-until-ubisoft-asked-me-to-step-aside/\|archivedate=17 October 2025\|author=Chalk, Andy\|date=17 October 2025\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|PC Gamer}}''\|accessdate=17 October 2025}}</ref>

	==''Assassin's Creed'' developers==		==''Assassin's Creed'' developers==

imported>Darman36: /Assassin's Creed developers/ I know many news sites use Ye Olde way of capitalizing every noun, but I think it's silly as that's atypical sentence design in modern era

2025-10-18T03:40:07Z

Assassin's Creed developers: I know many news sites use Ye Olde way of capitalizing every noun, but I think it's silly as that's atypical sentence design in modern era

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	===Blue Byte===		===Blue Byte===
	Ubisoft acquired the German game studio {{Wiki\|Ubisoft Blue Byte\|Blue Byte}} on 7 March 2001<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/ubi-soft-acquires-blue-byte\|title=Ubi Soft Acquires Blue Byte\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624030028/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/ubi-soft-acquires-blue-byte\|archivedate=24 June 2024\|author=Dunne, Alex\|date=7 February 2001\|publisher=''Game Developer''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref> and the studio has since developed ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' released in 2014 for iOS and 2016 for Android.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.otakustudy.com/video-game/2014/09/assassins-creed-identity-rolls-first-australia-new-zealand/\|title=Assassin’s Creed Identity Rolls Out First in Australia and New Zealand\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008072516/https://www.otakustudy.com/video-game/2014/09/assassins-creed-identity-rolls-first-australia-new-zealand/\|archivedate=8 October 2014\|author=Sam\|date=30 September 2014\|publisher=''The Otaku's Study''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref> In 2017, the studio was rebranded as Ubisoft Blue Byte.<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/ubisoft-blue-byte-berlin-grindel-merkel-gamescom-2017\| title=Ubisoft Berlin: Was wird aus der Marke ~~„Blue Byte“~~?~~\| language=German~~\| transtitle=Ubisoft Berlin: What will become of the brand "Blue Byte"~~?\| publisher=Games Wirtschaft\| date=31 August 2017\| access-date=18 October 2025~~\| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003185725/https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/ubisoft-blue-byte-berlin-grindel-merkel-gamescom-2017\| archivedate=3 October 2017}}</ref>		Ubisoft acquired the German game studio {{Wiki\|Ubisoft Blue Byte\|Blue Byte}} on 7 March 2001<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/ubi-soft-acquires-blue-byte\|title=Ubi Soft Acquires Blue Byte\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624030028/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/ubi-soft-acquires-blue-byte\|archivedate=24 June 2024\|author=Dunne, Alex\|date=7 February 2001\|publisher=''Game Developer''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref> and the studio has since developed ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' released in 2014 for iOS and 2016 for Android.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.otakustudy.com/video-game/2014/09/assassins-creed-identity-rolls-first-australia-new-zealand/\|title=Assassin’s Creed Identity Rolls Out First in Australia and New Zealand\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008072516/https://www.otakustudy.com/video-game/2014/09/assassins-creed-identity-rolls-first-australia-new-zealand/\|archivedate=8 October 2014\|author=Sam\|date=30 September 2014\|publisher=''The Otaku's Study''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref> In 2017, the studio was rebranded as Ubisoft Blue Byte.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/ubisoft-blue-byte-berlin-grindel-merkel-gamescom-2017\|title=Ubisoft Berlin: Was wird aus der Marke "Blue Byte"?\|transtitle=Ubisoft Berlin: What will become of the brand "Blue Byte"\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003185725/https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/ubisoft-blue-byte-berlin-grindel-merkel-gamescom-2017\|archivedate=3 October 2017\|publisher=''Games Wirtschaft''\|date=31 August 2017\|access-date=18 October 2025\|language=German}}</ref>

	===Bordeaux===		===Bordeaux===
	Ubisoft Bordeaux contributed to ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''{{'}}s development<ref name="ACV teams">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/04/assassins_creed_valhalla_is_being_developed_by_a_frightening_15_studios\|title=Assassin's Creed Valhalla Is Being Developed by a Frightening 15 Studios\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501022035/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/04/assassins_creed_valhalla_is_being_developed_by_a_frightening_15_studios\|archivedate=1 May 2020\|author=Barker, Sammy\|date=30 Apr 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Gamer Network\|Push Square}}''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref> and were the main team behind ''Valhalla''{{'}}s first [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Wrath of the Druids]]''. They later led the development of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'', released in 2023 and originally envisioned as a ~~DLC~~ for ''Valhalla''.<ref>{{Ubisoft\|url=en-au/article/7eOzoQpAyuvsN3U0kqJiyR/how-assassins-creed-mirage-grew-from-dlc-to-full-game\| text=How Assassin’s Creed Mirage Grew from DLC to Full Game\| subdomain=news\| ~~archiveurl~~=~~https://archive.vn/ur1r8~~}}</ref> The studio also led the development of ~~the~~ ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' ~~DLC~~ ''[[Claws of Awaji]]'' ~~released in 2025,~~ and ~~the~~ ''Mirage'' ~~DLC~~ ''[[Valley of Memory]]'' released ~~later that same year~~.<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-mirages-saudi-backed-valley-of-memory-expansion-looks-a-generous-free-side-quest-though-not-one-many-fans-would-have-asked-for\| title=Assassin's Creed Mirage's Saudi-~~Backed~~ Valley of Memory ~~Expansion Looks~~ a ~~Generous Free Side~~-~~Quest~~ — ~~Though Not One Many Fans Would Have Asked For~~\| publisher=''{{Wiki\|IGN}}''\| author=Phillips, Tom\| date=7 October 2025\| accessdate=18 October 2025\| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251007195854/https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-mirages-saudi-backed-valley-of-memory-expansion-looks-a-generous-free-side-quest-though-not-one-many-fans-would-have-asked-for\| archivedate=7 October 2025}}</ref>		Ubisoft Bordeaux contributed to ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''{{'}}s development<ref name="ACV teams">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/04/assassins_creed_valhalla_is_being_developed_by_a_frightening_15_studios\|title=Assassin's Creed Valhalla Is Being Developed by a Frightening 15 Studios\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501022035/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/04/assassins_creed_valhalla_is_being_developed_by_a_frightening_15_studios\|archivedate=1 May 2020\|author=Barker, Sammy\|date=30 Apr 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Gamer Network\|Push Square}}''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref> and were the main team behind ''Valhalla''{{'}}s first [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Wrath of the Druids]]''. They later led the development of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'', released in 2023 and originally envisioned as a [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion for ''Valhalla''.<ref>{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/7eOzoQpAyuvsN3U0kqJiyR/how-assassins-creed-mirage-grew-from-dlc-to-full-game\|text=How Assassin’s Creed Mirage Grew from DLC to Full Game\|subdomain=news\|archivedate=20240420184347}}</ref> The studio also led the development of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''{{'}} [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Claws of Awaji]]'' and ''Mirage''{{'}}s [[Assassin's Creed: Mirage downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Valley of Memory]]'', both released in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-mirages-saudi-backed-valley-of-memory-expansion-looks-a-generous-free-side-quest-though-not-one-many-fans-would-have-asked-for\|title=Assassin's Creed Mirage's Saudi-backed Valley of Memory expansion looks a generous free side-quest — though not one many fans would have asked for\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|IGN}}''\|author=Phillips, Tom\|date=7 October 2025\|accessdate=18 October 2025\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251007195854/https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-mirages-saudi-backed-valley-of-memory-expansion-looks-a-generous-free-side-quest-though-not-one-many-fans-would-have-asked-for\|archivedate=7 October 2025}}</ref>

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	===Montpellier===		===Montpellier===
	{{Wiki\|Ubisoft Montpellier}} contributed to ''Black Flag'',{{Cite\|20 July 2025}} ''Unity'',<ref name="ACU teams"/> and ''Valhalla'',<ref name="ACV teams"/> and developed ~~the~~ [[~~Downloadable~~ content\|downloadable]] ~~expansions~~ ''[[Dead Kings]]'' ~~for~~ ''~~Unity~~'' ~~and~~ ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper~~]]'' for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate~~]]''.{{Cite\|20 July 2025}}		{{Wiki\|Ubisoft Montpellier}} contributed to ''Black Flag'',{{Cite\|20 July 2025}} ''Unity'',<ref name="ACU teams"/> and ''Valhalla'',<ref name="ACV teams"/> and developed ''Unity''{{'}}s [[Assassin's Creed: Unity downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Dead Kings]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''{{'}}s [[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''.{{Cite\|20 July 2025}}

	===Montreal===		===Montreal===

imported>VilkaIsBack: added some sources and extra bits

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added some sources and extra bits

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	===Blue Byte===		===Blue Byte===
	Ubisoft acquired the German game studio {{Wiki\|Ubisoft Blue Byte\|Blue Byte}} on 7 March 2001<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/ubi-soft-acquires-blue-byte\|title=Ubi Soft Acquires Blue Byte\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624030028/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/ubi-soft-acquires-blue-byte\|archivedate=24 June 2024\|author=Dunne, Alex\|date=7 February 2001\|publisher=''Game Developer''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref> and the studio has since developed ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.otakustudy.com/video-game/2014/09/assassins-creed-identity-rolls-first-australia-new-zealand/\|title=Assassin’s Creed Identity Rolls Out First in Australia and New Zealand\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008072516/https://www.otakustudy.com/video-game/2014/09/assassins-creed-identity-rolls-first-australia-new-zealand/\|archivedate=8 October 2014\|author=Sam\|date=30 September 2014\|publisher=''The Otaku's Study''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref>		Ubisoft acquired the German game studio {{Wiki\|Ubisoft Blue Byte\|Blue Byte}} on 7 March 2001<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/ubi-soft-acquires-blue-byte\|title=Ubi Soft Acquires Blue Byte\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624030028/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/ubi-soft-acquires-blue-byte\|archivedate=24 June 2024\|author=Dunne, Alex\|date=7 February 2001\|publisher=''Game Developer''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref> and the studio has since developed ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' released in 2014 for iOS and 2016 for Android.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.otakustudy.com/video-game/2014/09/assassins-creed-identity-rolls-first-australia-new-zealand/\|title=Assassin’s Creed Identity Rolls Out First in Australia and New Zealand\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008072516/https://www.otakustudy.com/video-game/2014/09/assassins-creed-identity-rolls-first-australia-new-zealand/\|archivedate=8 October 2014\|author=Sam\|date=30 September 2014\|publisher=''The Otaku's Study''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref> In 2017, the studio was rebranded as Ubisoft Blue Byte.<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/ubisoft-blue-byte-berlin-grindel-merkel-gamescom-2017\| title=Ubisoft Berlin: Was wird aus der Marke „Blue Byte“?\| language=German\| transtitle=Ubisoft Berlin: What will become of the brand "Blue Byte"?\| publisher=Games Wirtschaft\| date=31 August 2017\| access-date=18 October 2025\| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003185725/https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/ubisoft-blue-byte-berlin-grindel-merkel-gamescom-2017\| archivedate=3 October 2017}}</ref>

	===Bordeaux===		===Bordeaux===
	Ubisoft Bordeaux contributed to ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''{{'}}s development<ref name="ACV teams">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/04/assassins_creed_valhalla_is_being_developed_by_a_frightening_15_studios\|title=Assassin's Creed Valhalla Is Being Developed by a Frightening 15 Studios\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501022035/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/04/assassins_creed_valhalla_is_being_developed_by_a_frightening_15_studios\|archivedate=1 May 2020\|author=Barker, Sammy\|date=30 Apr 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Gamer Network\|Push Square}}''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref> and were the main team behind ''Valhalla''{{'}}s first [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Wrath of the Druids]]''. They later led the development of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''.{{Cite\|~~20 July~~ 2025}}		Ubisoft Bordeaux contributed to ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''{{'}}s development<ref name="ACV teams">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/04/assassins_creed_valhalla_is_being_developed_by_a_frightening_15_studios\|title=Assassin's Creed Valhalla Is Being Developed by a Frightening 15 Studios\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501022035/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/04/assassins_creed_valhalla_is_being_developed_by_a_frightening_15_studios\|archivedate=1 May 2020\|author=Barker, Sammy\|date=30 Apr 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Gamer Network\|Push Square}}''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref> and were the main team behind ''Valhalla''{{'}}s first [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Wrath of the Druids]]''. They later led the development of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'', released in 2023 and originally envisioned as a DLC for ''Valhalla''.<ref>{{Ubisoft\|url=en-au/article/7eOzoQpAyuvsN3U0kqJiyR/how-assassins-creed-mirage-grew-from-dlc-to-full-game\| text=How Assassin’s Creed Mirage Grew from DLC to Full Game\| subdomain=news\| archiveurl=https://archive.vn/ur1r8}}</ref> The studio also led the development of the ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' DLC ''[[Claws of Awaji]]'' released in 2025, and the ''Mirage'' DLC ''[[Valley of Memory]]'' released later that same year.<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-mirages-saudi-backed-valley-of-memory-expansion-looks-a-generous-free-side-quest-though-not-one-many-fans-would-have-asked-for\| title=Assassin's Creed Mirage's Saudi-Backed Valley of Memory Expansion Looks a Generous Free Side-Quest — Though Not One Many Fans Would Have Asked For\| publisher=''{{Wiki\|IGN}}''\| author=Phillips, Tom\| date=7 October 2025\| accessdate=18 October 2025\| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251007195854/https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-mirages-saudi-backed-valley-of-memory-expansion-looks-a-generous-free-side-quest-though-not-one-many-fans-would-have-asked-for\| archivedate=7 October 2025}}</ref>

	===Bucharest===		===Bucharest===

imported>Darman36: /History/ I know this jumps from 2008 to 2025(!!), but I still feel it should incl. #MeToo's legacy, namely, reports of execs contributing to toxic/misogynistic work envt at many studios, and their unresolved natures

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History: I know this jumps from 2008 to 2025(!!), but I still feel it should incl. #MeToo's legacy, namely, reports of execs contributing to toxic/misogynistic work envt at many studios, and their unresolved natures

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	On 11 November 2008, Ubisoft acquired the [[Sweden\|Swedish]] game developer {{Wiki\|Massive Entertainment}} after Vivendi deemed it surplus material following its own purchase of {{Wiki\|Activision Blizzard}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21034\|title=Ubisoft Picks Up World In Conflict Dev Massive Entertainment\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221100852/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21034\|archivedate=21 December 2008\|author=Alexander, Leigh\|date=11 November 2008\|publisher=''Gamasutra''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref>		On 11 November 2008, Ubisoft acquired the [[Sweden\|Swedish]] game developer {{Wiki\|Massive Entertainment}} after Vivendi deemed it surplus material following its own purchase of {{Wiki\|Activision Blizzard}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21034\|title=Ubisoft Picks Up World In Conflict Dev Massive Entertainment\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221100852/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21034\|archivedate=21 December 2008\|author=Alexander, Leigh\|date=11 November 2008\|publisher=''Gamasutra''\|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref>

	On 14 October 2025, an internal memo to Ubisoft staff announced that Vice President Executive Producer [[Marc-Alexis Côté]] had ~~resigned from~~ the company after a decade ~~of service~~<ref name="Variety Cote Exit">{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/assassins-creed-boss-exits-ubisoft-1236552664/\|title='Assassin’s Creed' Franchise Boss Marc-Alexis Côté Exits Ubisoft Amid Restructuring\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014180621/https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/assassins-creed-boss-exits-ubisoft-1236552664/\|archivedate=14 October 2025\|author=Maas, Jennifer\|date=14 October 2025\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Variety (magazine)\|Variety}}''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> just as Ubisoft and the [[China\|Chinese]] conglomerate {{Wiki\|Tencent}}<ref name="Ubisoft Subsidiary Announcement">{{Ubisoft\|url=8aefmxkxpxwl/1uPFqvuRRej3UoemTIgVLH/8e0cf5b6601e9394e5dae919d89e84f4/2025.03.27_-_Press_Release_vfinal.pdf\|text=Ubisoft accelerates its transformation by laying foundation for new operating model with the creation of a subsidiary and injection of €1.16BN of cash from selected investor Tencent\|archivedate=20250330070227\|subdomain=staticctf}}</ref> were in the midst of launching<ref name="Vantage Announcement">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/7GvucOgSm41HwFaXt2ADX1/ubisoft-launches-new-subsidiary-vantage-studios\|text=Ubisoft launches new subsidiary – Vantage Studios\|archivedate=20251002133110\|subdomain=news}}</ref> their jointly-owned subsidiary,<ref name="Ubisoft Subsidiary Annnouncement" /> Vantage Studios.<ref name="Vantage Announcement" /> Co-headed through {{Wiki\|nepotism}} by Ubisoft CEO [[Yves Guillemot]]'s immediate family—his cousin<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thegamer.com/ubisoft-charlie-guillemot-yves-nepotism-subsidiary-tencent/\|title=Let's not lie to ourselves, Ubisoft's new subsidiary leadership is nepotism and we all know it\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250717205257/https://www.thegamer.com/ubisoft-charlie-guillemot-yves-nepotism-subsidiary-tencent/\|archivedate=17 July 2025\|author=Kaur, Tessa\|date=17 July 2025\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Valnet\|TheGamer}}''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> and Ubisoft Montreal co-founder Christophe Derennes,<ref name="Ubisoft Press Vantage CEO">{{Ubisoft\|url=8aefmxkxpxwl/4aH1VEweZZyjfSAKK3RjQy/5f5f351eff76dcb43242254cc1f9f184/Press_Release_-_Ubisoft_appoints_Christophe_Derennes_and_Charlie_Guillemot_as_co-CEOs_of_its_new_subsidiary.pdf\|text=Ubisoft appoints Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as co-CEOs of its new subsidiary\|archivedate=20250716165215\|subdomain=staticctf}}</ref><ref name="Ubisoft Vantage Interview">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/60h1Sq3PKN8WlNdlic2KLN/ubisoft-announces-christophe-derennes-and-charlie-guillemot-as-coceos-of-new-subsidiary\|text=Ubisoft Announces Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as Co-CEOs of New Subsidiary\|archivedate=20250717002318\|subdomain=news}}</ref> and his son and Ubisoft's Owlient studio co-lead<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/ubisoft-spinoff-ceos-christophe-derennes-charlie-guillemot-1236453661/\|title=Ubisoft names co-CEOs of spinoff: Christophe Derennes, Charlie Guillemot talk plans for 'Assassin’s Creed,' 'Rainbow Six' and 'Far Cry' (Exclusive)\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250716165939/https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/ubisoft-spinoff-ceos-christophe-derennes-charlie-guillemot-1236453661/\|archivedate=16 July 2025\|author=Maas, Jennifer\|date=16 July 2025\|publisher=''Variety''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> Charles—Vantage would help develop ''Assassin's Creed, {{Wiki\|Far Cry}}'', and ''{{Wiki\|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six}}'',<ref name="Ubisoft Press Vantage CEO" /><ref name="Ubisoft Vantage Interview" /> ~~but despite~~ Derennes and Charles ~~offering~~ Côté a leadership position in the new company,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/assassins-creed-boss-marc-alexis-cote-quits-ubisoft-following-start-of-new-subsidiary/\|title=Assassin's Creed boss Marc-Alexis Coté quits Ubisoft following start of new subsidiary\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014205150/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/assassins-creed-boss-marc-alexis-cote-quits-ubisoft-following-start-of-new-subsidiary/\|archivedate=14 October 2025\|author=Robinson, Andy\|date=14 October 2025\|publisher=''Video Game Chronicle''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> he ~~voluntarily~~ turned it down ~~in favor of pursuing a career elsewhere.~~<ref name="Variety Cote Exit" />		On 14 October 2025, an internal memo to Ubisoft staff announced that Vice President Executive Producer [[Marc-Alexis Côté]] had left the company after a decade<ref name="Variety Cote Exit">{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/assassins-creed-boss-exits-ubisoft-1236552664/\|title='Assassin’s Creed' Franchise Boss Marc-Alexis Côté Exits Ubisoft Amid Restructuring\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014180621/https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/assassins-creed-boss-exits-ubisoft-1236552664/\|archivedate=14 October 2025\|author=Maas, Jennifer\|date=14 October 2025\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Variety (magazine)\|Variety}}''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> just as Ubisoft and the [[China\|Chinese]] conglomerate {{Wiki\|Tencent}}<ref name="Ubisoft Subsidiary Announcement">{{Ubisoft\|url=8aefmxkxpxwl/1uPFqvuRRej3UoemTIgVLH/8e0cf5b6601e9394e5dae919d89e84f4/2025.03.27_-_Press_Release_vfinal.pdf\|text=Ubisoft accelerates its transformation by laying foundation for new operating model with the creation of a subsidiary and injection of €1.16BN of cash from selected investor Tencent\|archivedate=20250330070227\|subdomain=staticctf}}</ref> were in the midst of launching<ref name="Vantage Announcement">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/7GvucOgSm41HwFaXt2ADX1/ubisoft-launches-new-subsidiary-vantage-studios\|text=Ubisoft launches new subsidiary – Vantage Studios\|archivedate=20251002133110\|subdomain=news}}</ref> their jointly-owned subsidiary,<ref name="Ubisoft Subsidiary Annnouncement" /> Vantage Studios.<ref name="Vantage Announcement" /> Co-headed through {{Wiki\|nepotism}} by Ubisoft CEO [[Yves Guillemot]]'s immediate family—his cousin<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thegamer.com/ubisoft-charlie-guillemot-yves-nepotism-subsidiary-tencent/\|title=Let's not lie to ourselves, Ubisoft's new subsidiary leadership is nepotism and we all know it\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250717205257/https://www.thegamer.com/ubisoft-charlie-guillemot-yves-nepotism-subsidiary-tencent/\|archivedate=17 July 2025\|author=Kaur, Tessa\|date=17 July 2025\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Valnet\|TheGamer}}''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> and Ubisoft Montreal co-founder Christophe Derennes,<ref name="Ubisoft Press Vantage CEO">{{Ubisoft\|url=8aefmxkxpxwl/4aH1VEweZZyjfSAKK3RjQy/5f5f351eff76dcb43242254cc1f9f184/Press_Release_-_Ubisoft_appoints_Christophe_Derennes_and_Charlie_Guillemot_as_co-CEOs_of_its_new_subsidiary.pdf\|text=Ubisoft appoints Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as co-CEOs of its new subsidiary\|archivedate=20250716165215\|subdomain=staticctf}}</ref><ref name="Ubisoft Vantage Interview">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/60h1Sq3PKN8WlNdlic2KLN/ubisoft-announces-christophe-derennes-and-charlie-guillemot-as-coceos-of-new-subsidiary\|text=Ubisoft Announces Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as Co-CEOs of New Subsidiary\|archivedate=20250717002318\|subdomain=news}}</ref> and his son and Ubisoft's Owlient studio co-lead<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/ubisoft-spinoff-ceos-christophe-derennes-charlie-guillemot-1236453661/\|title=Ubisoft names co-CEOs of spinoff: Christophe Derennes, Charlie Guillemot talk plans for 'Assassin’s Creed,' 'Rainbow Six' and 'Far Cry' (Exclusive)\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250716165939/https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/ubisoft-spinoff-ceos-christophe-derennes-charlie-guillemot-1236453661/\|archivedate=16 July 2025\|author=Maas, Jennifer\|date=16 July 2025\|publisher=''Variety''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> Charles—Vantage would help develop ''Assassin's Creed, {{Wiki\|Far Cry}}'', and ''{{Wiki\|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six}}'',<ref name="Ubisoft Press Vantage CEO" /> with Christophe handling production departments and Charles directing the three series' stories and features.<ref name="Ubisoft Vantage Interview" /> Although Derennes and Charles had offered Côté a leadership position in the new company before its debut,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/assassins-creed-boss-marc-alexis-cote-quits-ubisoft-following-start-of-new-subsidiary/\|title=Assassin's Creed boss Marc-Alexis Coté quits Ubisoft following start of new subsidiary\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014205150/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/assassins-creed-boss-marc-alexis-cote-quits-ubisoft-following-start-of-new-subsidiary/\|archivedate=14 October 2025\|author=Robinson, Andy\|date=14 October 2025\|publisher=''Video Game Chronicle''\|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> he turned it down,<ref name="Variety Cote Exit" /> elaborating in a {{Wiki\|LinkedIn}} post written just a day after his departure that the advertised job "did not carry the same scope, mandate, or continuity" as his recent work. For this act of refusal, Ubisoft executives decided to replace his oversight of ''Assassin's Creed'' with "someone closer to its new organizational structure" and requested he step aside.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/former-assassins-creed-boss-says-he-did-not-leave-voluntarily-i-stayed-at-my-post-until-ubisoft-asked-me-to-step-aside/\|title=Former Assassin's Creed boss says he did not leave voluntarily: 'I stayed at my post until Ubisoft asked me to step aside'\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251017043123/https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/former-assassins-creed-boss-says-he-did-not-leave-voluntarily-i-stayed-at-my-post-until-ubisoft-asked-me-to-step-aside/\|archivedate=17 October 2025\|author=Chalk, Andy\|date=17 October 2025\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|PC Gamer}}''\|accessdate=17 October 2025}}</ref>

	==''Assassin's Creed'' developers==		==''Assassin's Creed'' developers==