Ubisoft veteran Marc-Alexis Côté, who oversaw the Murderer’s Creed franchise and spent over 20 years with the writer earlier than his exit final 12 months, has filed a lawsuit in opposition to the corporate after claiming he was the sufferer of a “disguised dismissal.”
Côté departed Ubisoft in October 2025, along with his former employer initially telling shops like IGN that he determined to pursue new alternatives elsewhere after being supplied a brand new management function inside Ubisoft’s nascent Tencent-backed subsidiary, Vantage Studios.
That model of occasions was disputed by Côté, who stated he “didn’t make the selection” to depart in a put up on LinkedIn.
“Ubisoft determined to switch the management of the Murderer’s Creed franchise to somebody nearer to its new organizational construction,” he added. “A unique place was talked about, but it surely didn’t carry the identical scope, mandate, or continuity with the work I had been entrusted with in recent times.”
Now, as reported by Radio Canada (through Google Translate), Côté is suing Ubisoft for CAD $1.3 million in damages after claiming he was primarily pressured out of the corporate.
The lawsuit, filed with the Superior Courtroom of Quebec, alleges that Cote was supplied a ‘head of manufacturing’ function inside Vantage that will have positioned him underneath the authority of a brand new ‘head of franchise.’ Côté claims the supply primarily served as a demotion, and would have resulted in a lack of status and energy.
In September 2025, Ubisoft purportedly restarted negotiations by providing Côté the prospect to direct a brand new ‘artistic home.’ It was a pitch Côté seen as an “unacceptable downgrade” that constituted a “disguised dismissal.”
In consequence, Côté reportedly instructed Ubisoft to pay out severance. The corporate, nonetheless, is alleged to have branded his exit a “voluntary departure,” which Côté claims is a tactic that may permit Ubisoft to keep away from paying compensation and preserve a non-compete clause.
Côté is now demanding two years of wage and $75,000 in ethical damages over what he claims is an abuse of energy and an infringement on his popularity. He additionally desires the non-compete to be lifted so he can pursue employment alternatives elsewhere within the online game trade.
Ubisoft has contracted worldwide enterprise regulation agency Fasken to problem the lawsuit.
