Sources tell Insider Gaming that Cameron Lee, vice president of the Rainbow Six franchise, has reportedly left Ubisoft.
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Ubisoft seems to be in trouble right now. Star Wars Outlaws missed expectations, and its new frenetic free-to-play shooter XDefiant also made less revenue than Ubisoft wanted it to make. The French company’s stock has also tanked by more than 50% in the last 2 months, driven in part by last week’s unpopular earnings forecast. Missed sales and earnings of its current games coupled with a big delay of Assassin’s Creed Shadows has caused Ubisoft to lower its full-year net bookings guidance.
As part of these announcements, Ubisoft also confirmed a sweeping executive-level review of its core business. Now it appears that the Rainbow Six franchise was affected by this process, as R6 VP Cameron Lee is said to no longer be working at Ubisoft. This is potentially happening as a voluntary departure, or it could be a layoff and job elimination at the behest of corporate.
At the time of writing, Cameron Lee’s LinkedIn page still asserts that he is the VP of the Rainbow Six franchise:
“Currently Vice President of the Rainbow Six at Ubisoft, leading an ecosystem of studios across several games, esports, and entertainment product lines.”
Rainbow Six is one of Ubisoft’s most important franchises, with R6 Siege raking in consistent millions of dollars in microtransactions every quarter. It’s unknown how Lee’s supposed departure will impact future Rainbow Six content and/or games across Ubisoft’s various studios and teams.