I have yet to find a paywalled article, where putting archive.is/ in front of the link, doesn't solve that problem.
Doing that for this article, gave me this link: https://archive.md/KBTlE
Although in the case of this article, you'll have to request the desktop version, if you're using a phone, because otherwise their Read Next box will cover some of the text at the end.
Yes, it is. I have no idea if the guy is telling the truth though, about being the guy responsible. Unfortunate that he shares a name with the Ubisoft executive.
EDIT: Alright, looking at the rest of his responses, he has got to just be a random guy, joking around, hahaha.