The head of Assassin’s Creed has reportedly left Ubisoft after the launch of the company’s new subsidiary with Tencent.
According to reports, franchise vice president and executive producer Marc-Alexis Côté is no longer with the company. The news was broken to the company via an internal email.
Per the memo sent to staff and first reported by IGN, Vantage Studios’ co-CEOs Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot said that Côté was offered a leadership role within the company, but he declined the opportunity. It was a decision that the studio leads say they were “disappointed” by. They added that Côté had “his own expectations and priorities related to Vantage Studios’ creation and future.”
In a statement provided to Insider Gaming, an Ubisoft spokesperson said, “Following the organizational restructuring announced in March 2025, Marc-Alexis Côté has chosen to pursue a new path elsewhere outside of Ubisoft. While we are saddened to see him go, we’re confident that our talented teams will carry forward the strong foundation he helped build.
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“We are deeply grateful for the impact Marc-Alexis has had over the years, particularly in shaping the Assassin’s Creed brand into what it is today. His leadership, creativity, and dedication have left a lasting mark on our teams and our players. We thank him sincerely for his many contributions and wish him continued success in all his future endeavors.”
Côté first joined Ubisoft in 2005 as a software engineer. Over the last 20 years, he had moved up through the company as a lead programmer, level designer, game director, and executive producer. Games produced under his watch include Assassin’s Creed III, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, among others.
Since 2022, Côté has been responsible for the “overall strategy for the Assassin’s Creed franchise”.
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