Claude Guillemot, co-founder of video game maker Ubisoft, dies in plane crash

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date June 20, 2026, 3 p.m.
Last Updated June 20, 2026, 3 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/claude-guillemot-dies-age-69-ubisoft-assassins-creed/

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A founder of global [ gaming ][5] company Ubisoft, maker of [ Assassin's Creed, ][6] was killed in a plane crash in western France, authorities said Saturday. The twin-motor Cessna 421 carrying Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor crashed Friday evening near La Baule airport on the Atlantic coa...