Key conclusions
- Cameron Lee is reportedly stepping down as VP and executive producer of the Rainbow Six franchise.
- An internal email sent to Ubisoft employees allegedly says the company has no plans to replace Lee.
- Neither Ubisoft nor Lee have yet to comment on the sudden departure.
Cameron Lee, who joined Ubisoft in 2022 as vice president Rainbow Six franchise, reportedly left the company. A new report cites the reason for Lee's departure from Rainbow Six franchise and Ubisoft is unknown, but an internal email from the company allegedly says that one of Ubisoft's most popular franchises will be without a VP and executive producer for the time being.
With over 20 years of experience in the games industry, Lee has worked for some of the biggest studios. He became a household name in the industry when he started working at EA as a lead producer on titles such as Dead space and Godfatherand later joined Bioware before finally moving to Bungie in 2016. Lee then became Activision's vice president of production in 2019, but left the position in 2022 to join Ubisoft. Rainbow Six franchise as vice president and executive producer. But a new report suggests that Lee may be preparing to announce a new role after nearly three years at Ubisoft.
A new report from Insider Gaming, which claims to have seen an internal letter from Ubisoft, claims that Cameron Lee has left Ubisoft Montreal after being there for just under three years. The report offered no reason for Lee's sudden departure, but claimed that Ubisoft is in no rush to replace the former VP, as an email sent to employees indicated that the role would not be replaced “at this time.” After working on titles such as Call of DutyLee seemed perfect to keep Rainbow Six franchise as one of the best tactical shooter series, so the shocking retirement of the boss could be a big blow for Ubisoft.
The Rainbow Six Franchise is without a VP
For now Rainbow Six Siege continues to break records, the series as a whole has been a popular first-person shooter for years. spin off, Rainbow Six Extractionwas released in 2022 but failed to capture players in the same way The siege did when it was launched in 2015. When Lee joined the company in 2022, Ubisoft said the vice president and executive producer would be “responsible for creating a long-term brand strategy for Rainbow Six franchises,” suggesting that the studio had plans for a series beyond anything The siege.
After clear intentions to continue building the famous franchises, the reliable liquor took to Twitter earlier this month to tease a potential new title for the next Rainbow Six game Although fans were very much looking forward to a new main game in the series, the author later disappointed fans and revealed that the title will be a sequel Rainbow Six: SMOLa lightweight top-down game available only on mobile devices through Netflix Games.
