Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash in France

Claude Guillemot, who ⁠co-founded French video-game ⁠publisher Ubisoft with ⁠his brothers in 1986, has died, the company said on Saturday.“Ubisoft was deeply saddened to learn of the death of ‌Claude Guillemot, co-founder of the group and chairman of Guillemot Corp, in an accident,” the statement said.“Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time. No further statements ⁠will be made at this time,” it added.Guillemot, 69, died ‌on Friday in a plane crash in La Baule, a resort town on France’s ‌Atlantic coast that was scheduled to host an ⁠air ⁠show this weekend, newspaper France" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="64477" data-entity-type="organization">Ouest-France reported.He was one of two ‌people aboard the twin-engine Cessna 421 plane, the newspaper said. Both ‌passengers died ‌in the incident, France" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="64477" data-entity-type="organization">Ouest-France said.Forensic technicians on Saturday examine the wreckage of the Cessna 421 that crashed the previous day in La Baule, western France. Photo: APGuillemot helped transform Ubisoft ‌from a mail-order software business into one of ⁠the world’s largest video game companies, before serving as chair ⁠of the family’s hardware arm Guillemot Corporation.