Ubisoft
has
announced
who
will
be
leading
its
brand
new
and
unnamed
subsidiary:
the
son
of
current
Ubisoft
CEO
Yves
Guillemot,
Charlie
Guillemot.
Well,
technically
he
will
be
co-leading
the
company
alongside
Christophe
Derennes.
The
new
subsidiary
is
backed
by
Chinese
company
Tencent
which
has
sunk
a
€1.16
billion
investment
into
it.
The
new
company
will
control
Ubisoft’s
biggest
IP
such
as
Assassin’s
Creed
and
Far
Cry.
Mostly,
though,
it’s
meant
to
help
Ubisoft
tackle
its
growing
monetary
problems,
leaving
Ubisoft
itself
with
the
debt
while
the
new
company
trots
off
with
a
much
higher
market
value
and
a
bright
future.
Or
something
like
that.
I’m
not
a
businessman.
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Charlie
Guillemot
previously
ran
Ubisoft’s
mobile
studio
Owlient
before
leaving.
He
returned
to
Ubisoft
earlier
this
year,
and
is
keen
to
address
the
idea
that
he
has
been
handed
the
position
because
of
his
father.
Speaking
to
Variety,
Charlie
had
this
to
say
on
the
subject:
“I’d
like
to
address
this
question
directly,
if
I
may.
I
completely
understand
where
it
comes
from,
and
I
want
to
be
clear
about
it.
Yes,
I’m
Yves’
son.
That’s
not
something
I
hide
from.
But
my
appointment
isn’t
only
about
family
ties;
it’s
about
what
Ubisoft
needs
at
this
moment.”
Christophe
Derennes
is
the
former
head
of
the
Ubisoft
Montreal
studio,
and
Ubisoft’s
managing
director
for
North
America.
He’s
been
with
the
company
for
35-years.
Unsurprisingly,
the
decision
to
place
another
Guillemot
in
charge
has
drawn
a
lot
of
criticism
already
from
the
Internet.
