Long-time Assassin’s Creed franchise head departs Ubisoft after 20 years

The Assassin’s Creed franchise is in an interesting spot right now. Following the exhaustion felt by some fans regarding the ever-increasing scope of each successive RPG entry, the franchise returned to its roots somewhat with AC: Mirage – only to then go back to its RPG style with the arrival of Assassin's Creed Shadows. One person who has been through it all was Marc-Alexis Côté – the franchise boss for AC. After more than two-decades at Ubisoft however, Côté has now announced his departure.

As reported by IGN, Ubisoft recently sent out an email to developers informing them of this latest leadership shake-up, with a spokesperson telling the publication:

“Following the organizational restructuring announced in March 2025, Marc-Alexis Côté has chosen to pursue a new path elsewhere outside of Ubisoft. While we are saddened to see him go, we’re confident that our talented teams will carry forward the strong foundation he helped build.”

As referenced by the spokesperson, Ubisoft and the Assassin’s Creed franchise in particular are going through a transition period of sorts, following the formation of Vantage Studios in a partnership between Ubisoft and gaming giant Tencent.

While we will have to wait to see if and how this changes future AC plans, the series was already shaking things up, most recently releasing a free DLC for the previous Assassin’s Creed Mirage – despite Shadows having been out for months now.

While multiple future AC titles have already been confirmed, it is unknown whether plans will now be changed as a result of Côté’s departure – and whether the recently-cancelled post civil war AC project has anything to do with it.

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