Founder of Assassin's Creed maker Ubisoft killed in a plane crash in western France

The founder of Ubisoft, the maker of Assassin’s Creed, Claude Guillemot, was killed in a plane crash in western France, authorities said Saturday. The Cessna carrying Guillemot and one other person crashed Friday evening near La Baule Airport on the Atlantic coast, with an airport official confirming both occupants died. Guillemot and his four brothers founded Ubisoft in 1986, growing the company into a major game publisher known for Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Rayman, and Tom Clancy franchises. Ubisoft issued a brief statement, offering condolences as investigations begin into the cause of the crash.