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One of the five brothers who kept Ubisoft independent for 40 years just died in a plane crash, and the real question is whether the family voting bloc can survive its first generational test

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One of the five brothers who kept Ubisoft independent for 40 years just died in a plane crash, and the real question is whether the family voting bloc can survive its first generational test
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Claude Guillemot, a co-founder of French video game publisher Ubisoft, died Friday evening when a twin-engine Cessna 421 he was aboard crashed near La Baule-Escoublac airport on France’s Atlantic coast. Ubisoft confirmed his death in a statement Saturday, saying it was “deeply saddened” by the loss. He was 69.
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The Cessna 421 went down in a field on approach to La Baule-Escoublac Airport, according to Mayor Franck Louvrier. Two peo

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