Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies at 69: What was his cause of death?

On Friday, a co-founder of French video-gaming company Ubisoft passed away at the age of 69 in a fatal plane crash in western France.

French media reported that Guillemot died on Friday evening when the Cessna 421 twin engine plane he was piloting crashed close to the aerodrome of the beach resort where he has a vacation home.

A Ubisoft representative said in a statement: “Ubisoft is saddened to learn of the death of Claude Guillemot, co-founder of the group and chairman of Guillemot Corp.”

It further said that our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time, and no further statements will be made at this time.

As reported by The Associated Press, the plane crashed in a field just before landing at La Baule-Escoublac Airport.

For those unversed, Guillemot helped transform Ubisoft from a mail-order software company into one of the most prominent video game companies.

He manages the organizational framework of the family’s broader entertainment business while his brother Yves serves as the public face of the industry leader as its long-serving CEO. An investigation has been investigated of involuntary manslaughter.

French Minister for Artificial Intelligence Anne Le Henaff paid tribute to Guillemot on X saying, “The French video game industry had lost one of its pioneers.”