Assassin’s Creed producer gets his 1666 game back from Ubisoft

When defunct publisher THQ collapsed, it looked like one of the more interesting games it was working on would get lost forever. But its original creator has rescued it.

Assassin’s Creed producer Patrice Désilets has worked out a deal with publisher Ubisoft to get back the rights to his unfinished historical action game 1666. This also marks the end of the legal battle between the two parties that began when Ubisoft allegedly fired Désilets after purchasing 1666 (and the studio making it) during a THQ asset auction in 2013. Ubisoft ended development on 1666 a week after parting with Désilets, and that led the ousted producer to promise legal action to get it back.