Desilets has now commented on his departure, telling Polygon that he was in fact fired.

"Contrary to any statements made earlier today, this morning I was terminated by Ubisoft," Desilets said. "I was notified of this termination in person, handed a termination notice and was unceremoniously escorted out of the building by two guards without being able to say goodbye to my team or collect my personal belongings. This was not my decision. Ubisoft's actions are baseless and without merit. I intend to fight Ubisoft vigorously for my rights, for my team and for my game."Original story follows:

Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Desilets has once again left the company. A Ubisoft representative provided the following statement to IGN:

"The acquisition of THQ Montréal in January allowed Ubisoft to welcome 170 experienced developers, including Patrice Désilets, to our existing and renowned workforce. Unfortunately, since the acquisition, the good faith discussions between Patrice and Ubisoft aimed at aligning Patrice’s and the studio’s visions have been inconclusive. As a result, Patrice has left the studio. Our priorities remain with the teams already hard at work on projects in development. They are at the root of Ubisoft Montréal’s past and future successes."

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Desilets, who worked on the first entries in the Assassin’s Creed series before departing Ubisoft in 2010, eventually joined THQ Montreal . In a strange twist of fate, Ubisoft acquired THQ Montreal in January , bringing Desilets back to his original home.In the downfall of THQ, court documents revealed that Desilets was working on a project codenamed 1666 . Little is known about the project, though before its bankruptcy THQ trademarked the title and registered multiple domains Without Desilets, the current fate of 1666 is unknown, but we’ve reached out to Ubisoft for additional information and will update this story with any comment we receive. Desilets has not yet announced where he’ll be headed next.

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