Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies in French Plane Crash

Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft and head of Guillemot Corporation, died at 69 when the Cessna he was piloting crashed near La Baule in western France; his flight instructor also died. Guillemot helped launch Ubisoft in 1986 with his brothers and later oversaw Guillemot Corporation and Gameloft, handing day-to-day duties of the former to his son Valentin in 2025 while remaining chairman. Ubisoft, led by Yves Guillemot, was preparing the July 9 reboot of Black Flag Resynced, as the company contends with industry changes. The death marks a significant moment for the Guillemot family’s gaming empire.