Marc-Alexis Côté
Marc-Alexis Côté was a programmer and level designer at Ubisoft Quebec, later serving as the Vice President Executive Producer for the entire Assassin's Creed franchise from 2020 until his departure from the company in 2025.[1]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Early career[edit | edit source]
In 2005, Côté began as a programmer and engineer at Ubisoft, a function he would keep for several years. While working on Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, he switched to Lead Level Designer, wanting to be more involved in the making of games.[2]
Assassin's Creed[edit | edit source]
Following that, the Quebec studio contributed to the production of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, focusing on the exotic missions centering around Leonardo da Vinci's war machines.[2]
During the development of Assassin's Creed III, Côté and his team worked on the Davenport Homestead missions that would concentrate more on Connor's compassionate qualities, as well as some more exotic missions. Afterwards, he was the Creative Director on its three-part downloadable expansion The Tyranny of King Washington. While the Quebec studio later created Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's smaller downloadable expansion Freedom Cry, Côté only worked on that project during the conception phase before beginning development on Assassin's Creed: Syndicate.[2]
On 10 September 2022, during the Assassin's Creed Ubisoft Forward showcase, Côté announced several new projects, including Assassin's Creed: Codename Red and Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe, both of which would be part of the then-upcoming Animus Hub; and the mobile game Assassin's Creed: Jade. The Assassin's Creed Netflix series was also teased as well as a Netflix mobile game.[3] When talking to Video Game Chronicle, he also discussed the multiplayer title, Assassin's Creed: Codename Invictus.[4]
On 14 October 2025, an internal memo to Ubisoft staff announced that Côté had left the company[1] just as Ubisoft and the Chinese conglomerate Tencent[5] were in the midst of launching[6] their jointly-owned subsidiary,[5] Vantage Studios.[6] Co-headed through nepotism by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot's immediate family—his cousin[7] and Ubisoft Montreal co-founder Christophe Derennes,[8][9] and his son and Ubisoft's Owlient studio co-lead[10] Charles—Vantage would help develop Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six,[8] with Christophe handling production departments and Charles directing the three series' stories and features.[9] Although Derennes and Charles had offered Côté a leadership position in the new company before its debut,[11] he turned it down,[1] elaborating in a 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.[12]
Assassin's Creed credits[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010) - Mission Director
- Assassin's Creed III (2012) - Game Director Ubisoft Quebec
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Freedom Cry (2014) - Additional Design
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (2015) - Creative Director
- Jack the Ripper (2015) - Creative Director
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (2018) - Senior Producer
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (2020) - Executive Producer
External links[edit | edit source]
- Marc Alexis Côté's professional profile at LinkedIn
Marc-Alexis Côté (@marcalexiscote) on Twitter
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Maas, Jennifer (14 October 2025). 'Assassin’s Creed' Franchise Boss Marc-Alexis Côté Exits Ubisoft Amid Restructuring. Variety. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved on 15 October 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Network Podcast - Episode 12. SoundCloud.
- ↑
Assassin’s Creed: 2022 Showcase | #UbiForward on the Ubisoft YouTube channel
- ↑ Long, Neil (10 September 2022). Every future Assassin's Creed game, explained by series boss Marc-Alexis Cote. Video Game Chronicle. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved on 11 September 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
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 on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ubisoft launches new subsidiary – Vantage Studios on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
- ↑ Kaur, Tessa (17 July 2025). Let's not lie to ourselves, Ubisoft's new subsidiary leadership is nepotism and we all know it. TheGamer. Archived from the original on 17 July 2025. Retrieved on 15 October 2025.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ubisoft appoints Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as co-CEOs of its new subsidiary on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ubisoft Announces Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as Co-CEOs of New Subsidiary on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
- ↑ Maas, Jennifer (16 July 2025). Ubisoft names co-CEOs of spinoff: Christophe Derennes, Charlie Guillemot talk plans for 'Assassin’s Creed,' 'Rainbow Six' and 'Far Cry' (Exclusive). Variety. Archived from the original on 16 July 2025. Retrieved on 15 October 2025.
- ↑ Robinson, Andy (14 October 2025). Assassin's Creed boss Marc-Alexis Coté quits Ubisoft following start of new subsidiary. Video Game Chronicle. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved on 15 October 2025.
- ↑ Chalk, Andy (17 October 2025). Former Assassin's Creed boss says he did not leave voluntarily: 'I stayed at my post until Ubisoft asked me to step aside'. PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 17 October 2025. Retrieved on 17 October 2025.