Ubisoft, game developer and publisher, has handed the rights and creative control of "1666 Amsterdam" back to Patrice Désilets, its game creator. Désilets is a former employee of Ubisoft and was responsible for taking the helm of the highly successful "Assassin's Creed" and "Assassin's Creed II" games.
The creative director has recently announced on his Twitter account that he got his "1666 Amsterdam" game back.
"Friends, Ubi and I agreed, I got it back!:)" the post says, and he could not be happier. In return, he is to withdraw his legal action against the studio from the Superior Court of Québec.
Désilets was a creative director in Ubisoft. He left the company back in 2010 and joined THQ Montreal in 2011. There, he developed and was working with his original game called "1666 Amsterdam." In 2012, Ubisoft bought the Montreal studio for US$2.5 million, which included his game. Eventually, he left Ubisoft again.
The game was shelved when Désilets left the studio and in 2013, they got into a legal battle for the rights to the game, plus a few more.
"Putting aside our past differences, Patrice and I are above all interested in the creation of video games and the evolution of this medium of entertainment," Yannis Mallat, Ubisoft Montreal and Toronto CEO said in the official statement with regards to the issue. "This agreement is good news for everyone."
Eurogamer added that Désilets may not be able to continue the work with "1666 Amsterdam" since he is currently involved in another own project, "Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey," at Panache Digital Games, which he also owns.
"Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey" is an action-adventure survival game to be played in a third-person perspective. The official description says, "Through each episode, we want the player to relive the greatest moments of mankind with a documentary twist. Humanity is one idea away from evolution or extinction..."
"1666 Amsterdam" is said to be the next "Assassin's Creed."
