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One of the founders of France's largest game publisher Ubisoft, Claude Guillemot, died in a plane crash

Claude Guillemot, one of the five founding brothers of the French company Ubisoft, died in a plane crash in western France, according to Le Figaro. The twin-engine plane, piloted by the businessman, crashed on Friday evening, June 19, in the Loire-Atlantique department.

One of the founders of France's largest game publisher Ubisoft, Claude Guillemot, died in a plane crash

TL;DR

  • Claude Guillemot, a co-founder of Ubisoft, died in a plane crash in western France.
  • The crash occurred on Friday evening, June 19, involving a Cessna 421 piloted by Guillemot.
  • He was en route to an aviation event in La Baule, where he was a member of the aero club.
  • Ubisoft, founded in 1986, is a major global video game publisher known for franchises like Assassin's Creed and Far Cry.