Ex-Assassin's Creed lead sues Ubisoft for around $1 Million, alleging his exit was a disguised dismissal

Marc-Alexis Côté maintains that his departure from the institution past twelvemonth wasn't arsenic elemental arsenic him opting to leave

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Former Assassin's Creed bid pb Marc-Alexis Côté is suing Ubisoft for damages, alleging that his abrupt October departure from the institution aft 20 years wasn't a substance of idiosyncratic choice, but a lawsuit of "constructive dismissal". That, successful non-legalese, means that the developer believes helium was near with nary prime but to resign, having been offered caller roles helium viewed arsenic demotions amid a circular of firm philharmonic chairs.

As reported by CBC Radio-Canada, Côté's suit against Ubisoft has been filed successful Quebec and seeks $1.3 cardinal Canadian dollars - astir $935,000 successful US currency - successful damages connected his behalf. That currency is designed to screen 2 years worthy of the developer's salary, positive motivation damages and an further lifting of a non-compete clause which presently limits his games manufacture occupation options.

According to the lawsuit, Côté learned successful a summertime 2025 gathering that arsenic portion the Ubisoft rearrangement which came with the institution mounting up a caller Tencent-backed subsidiary called Vantage Studios to oversee the moving of Assassin's Creed, Rainbow Six, and Far Cry, they'd beryllium installing a "head of franchise" based successful France. According to Canada-based Côté, that gig absorbed tons of his duties arsenic Assassin's Creed bid head, and helium was subsequently offered roles arsenic Assassin's Creed accumulation caput reporting to that caller caput of franchise oregon arsenic the person of a "creative house” overseeing different Ubisoft crippled series.

Seeing that arsenic a demotion, Côté's suit asserts that helium took 2 weeks to deliberation astir things, past declined and asked for his severance pay. Ubisoft are cited by the suit arsenic having responded by telling him not to amusement backmost up to work, past announcing his departure successful a manner which painted it arsenic being your modular voluntary parting of ways.

I've reached retired to Ubisoft for comment.

When RPS reached retired to the publishers for remark pursuing Côté's archetypal comments astir his departure backmost successful October, we received the pursuing response:

Following the organizational restructuring announced successful March 2025, Marc-Alexis Côté has chosen to prosecute a caller way elsewhere extracurricular of Ubisoft. While we are saddened to spot him go, we’re assured that our talented teams volition transportation guardant the beardown instauration helium helped build. We are profoundly grateful for the interaction Marc-Alexis has had implicit the years, peculiarly successful shaping the Assassin’s Creed marque into what it is today. His leadership, creativity, and dedication person near a lasting people connected our teams and our players. We convey him sincerely for his galore contributions and privation him continued occurrence successful each his aboriginal endeavors."

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