Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies at 69 in French plane crash
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Claude Guillemot, 69, co-founder of French video game giant Ubisoft, died Friday in a twin-engine Cessna 421 plane crash in La Baule, France. He was one of two people aboard the aircraft, both of whom died in the wreck. The crash occurred ahead of a planned air show in the French Atlantic coast town. Guillemot was one of the five brothers who founded Ubisoft in 1986, building it into one of the world's largest video game companies.
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· 3 pulledClaude Guillemot, the co-founder of French video game giant Ubisoft, died Friday in a plane crash in La Baule, the company confirmed to FOX Business.
Guillemot, 69, was one of two people aboard a twin-engine Cessna 421 plane, both of whom died in the wreck, according to a report from local newspaper Ouest-France.
The French Atlantic coast town had a planned air show over the weekend, according to the outlet.
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