A little more than a year ago, Vivendi finally lost to Ubisoft in a lengthy, messy legal battle for control of Ubisoft. Vivendi ended up selling its remaining stock in Ubisoft, effectively severing its relationship with the company. Ubisoft co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot isn’t being coy when he calls the whole ordeal a “fight.”

“[Taking risks] is not easy to do in huge companies,” Guillemot said on this month’s episode of IGN Unfiltered . “So when you're attacked with a company that has a different philosophy, you know it can affect what you've been creating from scratch. So you fight with a lot of energy to make sure it can't be destroyed.”

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On this latest episode of IGN Unfiltered (see the full interview below), Guillemot shared with host Ryan McCaffrey how Ubisoft learned from a separate takeover attempt by EA, and whether or not he took Vivendi’s takeover personally. McCaffrey and Guillemot also take about Ubisoft’s humble roots, the evolution of games-as-a-service, the impact of the Tom Clancy brand, and more.

Make sure to check out all 40 past episodes of IGN Unfiltered, where McCaffrey gets to know some of the industry’s biggest and brightest names. You can hear folks like Amy Hennig talk about her work as a games writer, 343 Industries’ Bonnie Ross on shaping the future of Halo, NBA 2K gameplay director Mike Wang on his wild journey from forum poster to 2K lead, and lots more.

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