Former Assassin's Creed franchise executive producer Marc-Alexis Côté has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft in Quebec, demanding the equivalent of nearly $1 million in damages. The complaint centers on his high-profile exit from Ubisoft, alleging constructive dismissal.
Côté spent over 20 years at Ubisoft, most recently serving as Vice President and Executive Producer of the Assassin's Creed franchise, a role he assumed in March 2022. In October 2025, Ubisoft announced his departure from its leadership ranks, stating that he had been offered a position at its new Vantage Studios, which will oversee Assassin’s Creed and several other IPs moving forward, but declined the offer. Vantage co-CEO Christophe Derennes said he was "disappointed" by the decision at the time. Shortly afterward, Côté took to LinkedIn to challenge that narrative, writing: "I did not walk away. I stayed at my post until Ubisoft asked me to step aside." In the same post, he emphasized that he held "no resentment" over the circumstances surrounding his exit.
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Côté is now understood to be suing Ubisoft, according to...
