Ubisoft’s chief inventive officer Igor Manceau might be leaving the corporate on the finish of November, reviews Kotaku. In an companywide e-mail obtained from CEO Yves Guillemot, Manceau’s departing is half of a bigger change to the writer’s general inventive division. 

“Igor has expressed his want to step away from Ubisoft,” wrote Guillemot within the e-mail. His e-mail continued that Ubisoft’s present reorganization will “simplify” how initiatives are overseen by means of improvement, thereby permitting for additional flexibility.

Manceau, who has labored at Ubisoft since 1998 and directed Riders Republic, stepped into the function in September 2021 as a substitute for his predecessor Serge Hascoët. Hascoët served as head of editorial earlier than he and different executives left in 2020 following allegations of misconduct.

“From now till his departure finish of November, Igor might be devoted to accompanying the evolution of the construction into particular poles organized by key segments for Ubisoft,” continued Guillemot, “in order that it’s higher tailored to the number of our portfolio and distinctive wants of every venture.”

The e-mail reportedly did not title who would come to exchange Manceau as CCO, or if his function might be changed in any respect. 

When Manceau was first appointed as CCO final yr, it was with the categorical objective of widening the vary of Ubisoft’s portfolio. His leaving additionally comes as a number of huge Ubisoft’s titles, similar to Skull & Bones and Assassin’s Creed Mirage, have been delayed to 2023.

At the time of Manceau’s hiring final yr, pro-worker group A Better Ubisoft advised Game Developer that it hoped his tenure would contain “taking significant steps to restore the harm finished by his predecessor.”