Author and video game namesake Tom Clancy has died at 66. The New York Times reports that the best-selling author died yesterday of unreleased causes in a Baltimore hospital.
Ubisoft has held the series, which expanded into sub-franchises like Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, and upcoming MMO shooter The Division, since it purchased Red Storm Entertainment in 2000. It said in a Facebook post that it would continue to create games in his name.
"The teams at Ubisoft, especially at the Red Storm studio, are incredibly grateful to have collaborated with and learned from him, and we are humbled by the opportunity to carry on part of his legacy through our properties that bear his name."
Editor's note: This story originally stated Tom Clancy died today. He died yesterday. We regret the error.
