JohnTC02 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Creative director Patrice Désilets has left Ubisoft and abandoned the best-selling Assassin's Creed franchise, according to sources familiar with the situation. Désilets has been with Ubisoft Montreal since its inception, working as a lead designer on the studio's early games like Hype: The Time Quest, a concept that originated from current EA Montreal studio manager Alain Tascan. His development career broke into the mainstream when he played an instrumental part in the resurrection of the Prince of Persia franchise, working as creative director on the massively popular Sands of Time release for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and PC. Building on his success, Désilets then played an essential role in the creation of Assassin's Creed, a landmark new IP that has become the centerpiece of Ubisoft's catalog. Rather than wait to release the third installment after the highly successful sequel Assassin's Creed II, Ubisoft announced plans to take the Activision approach to game development with yearly iterations of its most popular brands. It is not currently known if this new direction affected Désilets' decision making. http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/06/11/patrice-d-233-silets-walks-away-from-ubisoft-and-assassin-s-creed.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanMF Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Hmm that makes two top guys in barely a month...What's going on up there in Montreal?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101459 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Hardly shocking based on what we've seen from Ubisoft; it looks like it must be total loony tunes work culture... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanMF Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Looks like he's going to start a new label for THQ. http://kotaku.com/5667561/former-assassins-creed-boss-explains-his-move-to-thq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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