A founder of worldwide gaming firm Ubisoft, maker of Murderer’s Creed, was killed in a aircraft crash in western France, authorities mentioned Saturday.
The dual-motor Cessna 421 carrying Claude Guillemot and a flight teacher crashed Friday night close to La Baule airport on the Atlantic coast, Mayor Franck Louvrier mentioned in a press release. Each had been licensed and skilled pilots. The teacher additionally was killed, the mayor mentioned. An investigation is underway.
Guillemot was 69 years previous.
Ubisoft confirmed Guillemot’s loss of life however didn’t remark additional.
The aircraft crashed in a area simply earlier than touchdown at La Baule-Escoublac Airport, an airport official advised The Related Press. The official spoke on situation of anonymity as a result of they weren’t approved to be publicly named.
Guillemot and 4 brothers based Ubisoft in 1986. Along with the favored Murderer’s Creed franchise, Ubisoft’s video games additionally embrace Simply Dance, and the Rayman and Tom Clancy sport franchises.
