Far Cry 3 creative director leaves Ubisoft after nearly 2 years at Ubisoft

Long term senior developer Ubisoft Patrick Plourde is leaving the company after nearly 20 years.

Plourde announced earlier this week (April 13) that he was leaving Ubisoft after nearly two decades at the studio to launch an independent creative consultancy. In a tweet on his personal Twitter account, Plourde mentioned the various games he has played in, such as Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas, Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry 3, Watch Dogs 2and child of lightsaid “It’s been an honor to work with everyone at Ubisoft on these great games! Now, I’m happy to share that I’m starting my own independent creative consultancy, and I’ll continue to work with Ubisoft and spend time on some personal projects. .

The former Ubisoft developer also provided a statement to Axios (via VGC), saying he will “have a position outside the traditional structure (a cross-departmental mandate)” and that he “will be able to go beyond games. Realm” does not require permission from Ubisoft.

Plourde has held a variety of roles during his tenure with the company.He was the game designer and later director of the original Assassin’s Creed Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. He also served as creative director on the 2014 indie platform role-playing game Children of Light and Far Cry 3.

Ubisoft has struggled to retain a large number of employees in recent years, as Axios noted in a report late last year that covered what it internally dubs “The Great Escape.”About 5 of the first 25 staff Far Cry 6 12 of the top 50 also reportedly left the company Assassin’s Creed ValhallaThe interview reports that low pay, other competing positions, creative frustration and how headquarters dealt with allegations of workplace sexism and harassment influenced employees’ decisions to leave.