'1666 Amsterdam' is back in 'Assassin's Creed' creator's hands

[Joystiq]

Ubisoft and Patrice Désilets, the creative director of Assassin's Creed and Assassin's Creed 2, have reached an agreement that gives Désilets ownership of a mysterious original IP, 1666 Amsterdam. Désilets and Ubisoft have a rocky, winding history: Désilets is recognized as the creator of the studio's most famous franchise, Assassin's Creed, but he

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Désilets joined THQ Montreal in 2011 where he started work on

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that turned out to be

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. However,

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in 2012 and sold off its assets in January 2013. The Montreal studio -- complete with 1666,

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and all -- was picked up by

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. Désilets was right back where he started, but

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