Claude Guillaumeau, one of the founders of Ubisoft, dies at the age of 69 in a plane crash in France

Claude Guillaumeau, one of the five founders of Ubisoft, the publisher of the Assassin's Creed series, died in a plane crash in France at the age of 69. More on this topic was the announcement of the game Muramasa: Revenant Blades - Nintendo Direct June 2026. According to the French newspaper Ouest-France, Guillaumeau was on board a twin-engine Cessna 421 when it crashed in the municipality of La Pole in western France on Friday. Reports indicate that he was the owner and pilot of the plane, and he was accompanied by a flight instructor, both of whom died in the accident.