Earlier today, Ubisoft said that the company and Desilets parted ways after "good faith discussions." Desilets responded by saying, "contrary to any statements made earlier today, this morning I was terminated by Ubisoft. I was notified of this termination in person, handed a termination notice and was unceremoniously escorted out of the building by two guards without being able to say goodbye to my team or collect my personal belongings.
"This was not my decision."
This marks the second time that Desilets left Ubisoft. He worked as the company's Creative Director until he departed in 2010 at which point he began working as THQ's Creative Director. After THQ went bankrupt, Ubisoft had acquired THQ Montreal and number of employees including Desilets.
"The acquisition of THQ Montréal in January allowed Ubisoft to welcome 170 experienced developers, including Patrice Désilets, to our existing and renowned workforce," an Ubisoft spokesperson said. "Unfortunately, since the acquisition, the good faith discussions between Patrice and Ubisoft aimed at aligning Patrice's and the studio's visions have been inconclusive. As a result, Patrice has left the studio. Our priorities remain with the teams already hard at work on projects in development. They are at the root of Ubisoft Montréal's past and future successes."
Well, this should be interesting!
(via Polygon)
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