Assassin's Creed Creator Suing Ubisoft for $400k, Control of 1666: Amsterdam

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Lee Bradley

The creator of Assassin’s Creed is suing Ubisoft for more than $400,00 and is attempting to claim back the rights to his game 1666: Amsterdam.

Patrice Désilets left Ubisoft in 2010 to join THQ Montreal, but following the latter’s demise, his studio was bought back by Ubisoft earlier this year.

The return didn’t last long. Last month Désilets left Ubisoft again. Ubisoft says the two parties were "unable to align their vision.” Désilets, meanwhile, says he was marched out of the door by security guards.

Following his departure, Désilets said that he would "fight Ubisoft vigorously for my rights, for my team and for my game.” He’s been good to his word and last week headed to the courts.

The director and designer is now suing Ubisoft for one year’s salary, damages, expenses and severance pay - totalling more than $400,000.

In addition to this, he’s also fighting for the rights to 1666: Amsterdam, the game he was working on at THQ Montreal.

This one’s getting ugly. You can read the court documentation over at Game Informer, for more details.

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  • woah!
  • 1666: Amsterdam would have been a perfect location for AC3
  • I hope he wins big time.
  • Good luck Patrice.
  • Is this the only photo of him? Or will he only allow himself to be photographed infront of a large collection of various sizes of cardboard tube?
  • I was waiting for news like this to break. Hope he wins, he doesnt need yet another kick in the teeth
  • I wish you all the best Patrice! Fight for your money and the game rights. I'm sure that 1666 is a project worth fighting for!!
  • @5 I actually remember seeing another photo of him on some other gaming site, but I can't remember which one. It DOES look like someone or something could spring out of one of those tubes when you least expect it...
  • Oh, and the "$400,00" should be "$400,000", right? Otherwise, something is very wrong here...
  • Is that the guy from the hangover? Lol
  • @8 It was this one in an announcement that he would be coming back.
  • I wish him luck but doubt he will get the game license as I'd it was the owned then its now ubisofts, money he may end up getting depending on contract
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