Main Highlights from the Weekend (January 17-18)

The former head of the Assassin’s Creed franchise has filed a $1.3 million lawsuit against Ubisoft, Steam has updated its requirements to disclose the use of AI in games, and ILL has garnered over a million wishlists — here are the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

• Former executive producer of Assassin’s Creed Marc-Alexis Coté has taken legal action in Canadian court against Ubisoft, accusing the company of forced resignation. In the lawsuit, the manager reported that his workplace issues began in June 2025 when he learned that Ubisoft was recruiting for a newly created position as head of the franchise at Vantage Studios, which would absorb most of his responsibilities. Coté applied for the position but claimed that Ubisoft’s CEO Yves Guillemot personally opposed it, referencing Coté's residence in France as a reason. Later, he was offered a lower position, and after careful consideration, Coté officially informed the company that he viewed this as a masked dismissal and demanded severance pay. In response, Ubisoft publicly announced Coté's “voluntary” departure, allowing them to avoid payouts and keep a non-compete agreement in effect, hindering his job search. Now Coté is seeking $1.3 million in compensation from Ubisoft, which has not commented on the lawsuit.
• The Division series producer Julian Gerighty left Ubisoft after 27 years at the company. He announced on social media that it was “time to embark on a new great adventure” — he will now work at Battlefield Studios. The specific position Gerighty has accepted in the new team has not been disclosed.
• Valve made changes to Steam's rules that require developers to report on the use of generative neural networks in game creation. They no longer request details about the use of AI assistants for coding and other development tools. However, developers must still notify about any generated content present in the game. Specifically, they need to alert if AI is embedded in the game that creates content during gameplay.
• The zombie simulator Quarantine Zone: The Last Check had an excellent launch. Studio Brigada Games and publisher Devolver Digital announced that over 300,000 copies of the game were sold in the first three days.
• Meanwhile, developers from Team Clout reported that the number of wishlists for the horror game ILL has surpassed a million. According to SteamDB, ILL currently ranks 17th among the most anticipated games on Steam, positioned between REANIMAL and Chrono Odyssey. The release date for ILL has not yet been announced, but it is known that the horror game will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series.