The next Assassin's Creed game loses its creative director

"Ubisoft's shakeups continue unabated. The creative director of the next Assassin's Creed game, codenamed Hexe, has left the company. The departure of Clint Hocking, a 20-year veteran of the company over two stints, was reportedly announced in a staff meeting this week."

"Hocking's resume at Ubisoft included serving as creative director on Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Far Cry 2 and Watch Dogs: Legion. The details of why he's leaving the company haven't been reported."

"To say sailing hasn't been smooth of late at Ubisoft would be an understatement. Last year, the company reorganized its corporate structure under a system of "creative houses." The first, Vantage Studios, is partly owned by Tencent and now oversees Assassin's Creed."

Clint Hocking, who spent 20 years at Ubisoft across two separate periods, has left the company as creative director of the upcoming Assassin's Creed game codenamed Hexe. Hocking's notable credits include serving as creative director on Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Far Cry 2, and Watch Dogs: Legion. Jean Guedson, who previously directed Assassin's Creed Origins and Black Flag, will assume the creative director role for Hexe. Ubisoft confirmed development will continue uninterrupted. This departure represents another significant change at Ubisoft, following the company's recent corporate restructuring under a "creative houses" system and the departure of franchise head Marc-Alexis Côté in October.

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