Desilets' 1666 'suspended' by Ubisoft following firing

The creative director on Assassin's Creed and Assassin's Creed 2, Patrice Desilets, was fired by Ubisoft last week and now 1666 is also on the outs. Desilets began working on 1666 at THQ, which Ubisoft acquired as part of the THQ asset auction earlier this year.

"After more than two months of discussions with [Patrice], we couldn't align our vision both on the project development and the team management," said Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot during the company's year-end financial call today. "So, consequently, our collaboration has ended, and we have suspended 1666 for an undisclosed period of time."

Desilets took a job at THQ and began work on 1666 after his Ubisoft non-compete expired in 2011.[Image: Alexey L via Shutterstock]Desilets' 1666 'suspended' by Ubisoft following firing originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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