Overview
- In a LinkedIn post, Côté said he “did not walk away” and that Ubisoft asked him to step aside following the launch of Vantage Studios.
- He wrote that a different position was discussed but it lacked the scope, mandate, and continuity of his franchise leadership role.
- An internal email from Vantage co-CEOs Charlie Guillemot and Christophe Derennes said Côté declined leadership opportunities and chose to leave.
- Vantage Studios, a Tencent-backed subsidiary, now oversees Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six under Guillemot and Derennes.
- Côté’s exit on October 15 surprised observers given his nearly two decades on the series and the recent success of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, though he said he holds no resentment.