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Il dirigeait également Guillemot Corporation, maison mère de marques que beaucoup d'entre nous ont eues entre les mains sans forcément le savoir : Thrustmaster et Hercules, références incontournables des accessoires gaming et de l'audio.\n\nDe cette aventure familiale bretonne est née l'une des plus grandes réussites françaises de l'industrie du jeu vidéo — une entreprise qui a porté des licences devenues mondialement cultes : Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Rayman, Prince of Persia, la série Tom Clancy's. Des noms qui ont fait rayonner la France à l'international dans un secteur où elle n'était pas attendue.\n\nQue ces licences soient rétros ou plus modernes, chacun de nous a touché au moins une fois à un titre Ubisoft, que cela soit sur vos vieilles consoles ou votre Recalbox avec des Rayman ou Prince of Persia, ou sur vos consoles modernes avec Assassin's Creed ou Rainbow Six, Ubisoft a toujours su marquer les générations, et chacune des licences du développeur français a marqué de son emprunte l'industrie.\n\n ![title](https://api.recalbox.com/parse/files/recalbox/91df2e22abc44e4988e67e34aded18ec_rayman-ubisoft-1-png.png) \n\n### Un héritage qui dépasse les bilans financiers\n\nIl serait malhonnête de prétendre qu'Ubisoft traverse une période simple. L'entreprise a connu une restructuration importante ces derniers mois, avec des annulations de projets et des départs qui ont marqué la communauté. Mais ces turbulences, aussi réelles soient-elles, ne doivent pas occulter l'essentiel : ce que la famille Guillemot a construit depuis 1986 reste un monument de l'industrie du jeu vidéo, et une fierté française.\n\nClaude Guillemot faisait partie de cette génération d'entrepreneurs qui ont fait entrer le jeu vidéo français dans la cour des grands, à une époque où peu de monde aurait misé sur cette ambition. Pour nous, communauté Recalbox, qui avons grandi avec ces licences et ce matériel, c'est aussi un peu notre histoire personnelle qui s'écrit ici.\n\nNos pensées vont à sa famille et à ses proches.\n\n*Sources : [Clubic](https://www.clubic.com/actualite-617893-claude-guillemot-cofondateur-d-ubisoft-est-mort-dans-un-crash-d-avion-a-la-baule.html), [France Info](https://www.franceinfo.fr/culture/jeux-video/l-un-des-cofondateurs-d-ubisoft-claude-guillemot-est-mort-dans-le-crash-d-un-avion-a-la-baule_8071589.html), [The Gamer](https://www.thegamer.com/ubisoft-co-founder-claude-guillemot-dead/)*","language":"fr","objectId":"zgFhewtrTz","tags":["Claude Guillemot"," Ubisoft"],"original":true,"publishDate":{"iso":"2026-06-20T13:45:05.904Z"},"localJumbo":{"childImageSharp":{"gatsbyImageData":{"layout":"constrained","placeholder":{"fallback":"data:image/png;base64,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"},"images":{"fallback":{"src":"/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/e1498/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.png","srcSet":"/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/55cac/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.png 298w,\n/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/301b7/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.png 596w,\n/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/e1498/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.png 1191w","sizes":"(min-width: 1191px) 1191px, 100vw"},"sources":[{"srcSet":"/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/88157/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.webp 298w,\n/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/9e593/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.webp 596w,\n/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/a2bbc/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.webp 1191w","type":"image/webp","sizes":"(min-width: 1191px) 1191px, 100vw"}]},"width":1191,"height":665},"original":{"src":"/static/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png-e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3.png"}}},"localImages":[{"name":"b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png","publicURL":"/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.png"},{"name":"91df2e22abc44e4988e67e34aded18ec_rayman-ubisoft-1-png","publicURL":"/static/452ec7721d84b6e6525366be85916705/91df2e22abc44e4988e67e34aded18ec_rayman-ubisoft-1-png.png"}],"wroteBy":{"username":"LittleG4M3","avatar":{"url":"https://api.recalbox.com/parse/files/recalbox/22aa7548bed64a2419bd3c6ba4da6b33_presstart.png"},"twitter":"https://x.com/LittleG4M3","background":null}},{"i18nId":"2026-06-20-claude-guillemot-ubisoft-hommage-retrogaming-actualites-news","state":"published","title":"Claude Guillemot, Ubisoft Co-Founder, Passes Away — Tribute to a Quiet Visionary","content":"**Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft, has died at the age of 69 in the crash of a light aircraft in La Baule on Friday, June 19. The news resonates deeply with us: an entire chapter of French video game history has come to an end.**\n\n### Five brothers, one ambition, an empire\n\nIn 1986, Claude Guillemot and his four brothers — Christian, Gérard, Michel, and Yves — founded Ubi Soft in Brittany, France. Less visible than his brother Yves, who became the public face of the company as CEO, Claude was one of those who built success behind the scenes. He also led Guillemot Corporation, the parent company behind brands many of us have used without necessarily knowing it: Thrustmaster and Hercules, both long-standing references in gaming accessories and audio equipment.\n\nFrom this family venture emerged one of the greatest success stories in the French video game industry — a company that brought to life franchises that became global icons: *Assassin’s Creed*, *Far Cry*, *Rayman*, *Prince of Persia*, and the *Tom Clancy’s* series. These are names that helped put France on the international gaming map in an industry where few expected it to shine.\n\nWhether these franchises are retro classics or modern blockbusters, most of us have played at least one Ubisoft title at some point. From *Rayman* and *Prince of Persia* on your old console or your Recalbox to *Assassin’s Creed* and *Rainbow Six* on modern consoles, Ubisoft has consistently left its mark across generations, and each of the French developer’s franchises has helped shape the industry in its own way.\n\n![title](https://api.recalbox.com/parse/files/recalbox/91df2e22abc44e4988e67e34aded18ec_rayman-ubisoft-1-png.png)\n\n### A legacy that goes far beyond financial results\n\nIt would be dishonest to pretend that Ubisoft is going through an easy period. The company has faced significant restructuring in recent months, with project cancellations and departures that have had a noticeable impact on the community. Yet these challenges, real as they may be, should not overshadow the bigger picture: what the Guillemot family has built since 1986 remains a landmark achievement in the video game industry and a source of French pride.\n\nClaude Guillemot belonged to a generation of entrepreneurs who helped bring French video games onto the world stage at a time when few would have bet on such an ambition. For us in the Recalbox community, who grew up with these games and the hardware associated with them, this is also a small part of our own story being remembered today.\n\nOur thoughts are with his family and loved ones.\n\n*Sources: [Clubic](https://www.clubic.com/actualite-617893-claude-guillemot-cofondateur-d-ubisoft-est-mort-dans-un-crash-d-avion-a-la-baule.html), [France Info](https://www.franceinfo.fr/culture/jeux-video/l-un-des-cofondateurs-d-ubisoft-claude-guillemot-est-mort-dans-le-crash-d-un-avion-a-la-baule_8071589.html), [TheGamer](https://www.thegamer.com/ubisoft-co-founder-claude-guillemot-dead/)*","language":"en","objectId":"Nhd7FePACG","tags":["Claude Guillemot"," Ubisoft"],"original":true,"publishDate":{"iso":"2026-06-20T13:45:05.904Z"},"localJumbo":{"childImageSharp":{"gatsbyImageData":{"layout":"constrained","placeholder":{"fallback":"data:image/png;base64,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"},"images":{"fallback":{"src":"/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/e1498/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.png","srcSet":"/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/55cac/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.png 298w,\n/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/301b7/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.png 596w,\n/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/e1498/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.png 1191w","sizes":"(min-width: 1191px) 1191px, 100vw"},"sources":[{"srcSet":"/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/88157/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.webp 298w,\n/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/9e593/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.webp 596w,\n/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/a2bbc/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.webp 1191w","type":"image/webp","sizes":"(min-width: 1191px) 1191px, 100vw"}]},"width":1191,"height":665},"original":{"src":"/static/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png-e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3.png"}}},"localImages":[{"name":"b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png","publicURL":"/static/e71cc1bac28633a3934fbe3b4d4e58e3/b00cfee2322e50ce23d637c71daa8e6d_claude-guillemot-deces-ubisoft-1-png.png"},{"name":"91df2e22abc44e4988e67e34aded18ec_rayman-ubisoft-1-png","publicURL":"/static/452ec7721d84b6e6525366be85916705/91df2e22abc44e4988e67e34aded18ec_rayman-ubisoft-1-png.png"}],"wroteBy":{"username":"LittleG4M3","avatar":{"url":"https://api.recalbox.com/parse/files/recalbox/22aa7548bed64a2419bd3c6ba4da6b33_presstart.png"},"twitter":"https://x.com/LittleG4M3","background":null}}],"language":"es","i18n":{"language":"es","languages":["en","fr","pt","it","de","es"],"defaultLanguage":"en","routed":true,"resources":{"es":{"database":{"Supported systems":"Sistemas soportados","All supported systems":"¡Encuentra todos los sistemas compatibles con Recalbox!","A long time ago":"Hace mucho tiempo...","XX years ago":"Hace {{date}} años..."},"diy":{"Hardware":"Hardware","Installation":"Instalación","Free":"Gratis","Recalbox on your PC":"Recalbox en tu PC","TV":"TV","Recalbox is free":"Recalbox es totalmente gratis. ¡Descargar, instalar y jugar!","Play again to 100":"Juega a miles de juegos en más de 100 sistemas","+100 systems":"100+ sistemas","NEXT GEN":"NEXT GEN"},"download":{},"faq":{},"home":{"The all in one retrogaming console!":"La consola retrogaming\n\n¡**todo en uno**!","Play again to all your consoles!":"¡Vuelve a jugar a **todas las consolas, máquinas y juegos* de tu infancia!","We help you in four steps":"Te ayudamos a montar tu Recalbox ***en sólo 4 etapas***.","Go to step 1":"Ir a la etapa 1","I already have hardware":"Ya tengo el material!","I want it!":"Quiero una!","Download and install last version":"¡Bájate e instala la última versión de Recalbox en tu aparato!","Download":"Descargar","Recalbox Features":"Copia de seguridad instantánea, vuelta atrás, scraping, overlays, shaders, teclado virtual, búsqueda múltiple. 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