The former top developer of the Assassin's Creed series, who was fired by Ubisoft, has now announced that he is joining Tencent.

Creative Director & NBSP for Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Assassin's Creed Origins; AshrafIsmail  Fired by Ubisoft in August 2020 after allegations of abuse of power and extramarital affairs.

Tencent confirmed to Axios today. He is now working as a "consulting creative director" for his TimiStudioGroup.

Tencent did not say where Ismail worked, but a source said he had been involved in Tencent's Montreal studio since it was set up in July 2021.

The report also says that the studio is made up of a number of former Ubisoft Montreal developers, some of whom are in. Ismail  He worked on the Assassin's Creed series.

IT House learned that in October 2021, Tencent Tianmei announced the establishment of "F1 Studio", focusing on original AAA open world game development. According to the official, "Tianmei F1 Studio" has teams in Los Angeles, Seattle, Montreal, Singapore and other places to carry out collaborative research and development (co-DEV).

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