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Charlie Guillemot has addressed concerns of nepotism after being named co-CEO of Ubisoft’s new Tencent-funded subsidiary, following in the footsteps of his father Yves Guillemot. Ubisoft announced in March it was launching a new subsidiary with €1.16bn of investment from Chinese conglomerate Tencent. This subsidiary will be the home of the company’s biggest franchises: Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, and Far …

Ubisoft has set Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as the co-CEOs of the French video game company’s new subsidiary. A more-than-35-year vet of Ubisoft and founder and former head of the gaming company’s Montreal studio, Derennes most recently served as Ubisoft’s managing director for North America, while Guillemot (the son of Ubisoft co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot) previously oversaw Ubisoft-owned …