A founder of Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft killed in a plane crash in western France

ObituariesA founder of Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft killed in a plane crash in western FranceA Cessna plane carrying Claude Guillemot and one other person crashed Friday evening in a field just before landing at La Baule Airport on the Atlantic coast.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft SA and chief executive officer of Guillemot Corp., in a company warehouse at in Carentoir, France, in 2023.Nathan Laine / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 20, 2026, 11:20 AM EDTBy The Associated PressA founder of global gaming company Ubisoft, maker of Assassin’s Creed, was killed in a plane crash in western France, authorities said Saturday.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Claude Guillemot, co-founder of the company and president of the Guillemot Foundation, died in an accident, Ubisoft said in a statement to The Associated Press. It did not elaborate.A Cessna plane carrying Guillemot and one other person crashed Friday evening in a field just before landing at La Baule Airport on the Atlantic coast, a La Baule airport official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to be publicly named.Local media said both people aboard were killed.Guillemot and four brothers founded Ubisoft in 1986. In addition to the popular Assassin’s Creed franchise, Ubisoft’s games also include Just Dance, and the Rayman and Tom Clancy game franchises.ShareAdd NBC News to GoogleThe Associated PressThe Associated Press