Longtime Ubisoft writer Christopher Grilli, whose credits include Origins, Odyssey, Valhalla, Far Cry 5, and New Dawn, has returned to the company after two years as lead scriptwriter on Assassin's Creed Hexe, believed to be the next instalment in the series.
"I'm thrilled to share that I'm starting a new position at Ubisoft Montreal," he said (via Insider Gaming). "Incredibly grateful to be part of this team and project!"
Assassin's Creed Hexe was revealed to the world in 2022 with a brief 30-second teaser, but we've seen nothing of the game since. Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier claimed that it would be set in 16th century Europe at the height of the witch trials, while Insider Gaming alleged that it would be a more linear experience than the recent RPG titles.
Ubisoft's own Marc-Alexis Cote hinted as much, saying that this new flagship would be a "very different type of Assassin's Creed game", and that "not everything has to be a 150-hour RPG".
Watch Dogs: Legion and Far Cry 2 creative director Clint Hocking will also serve as creative director for Hexe.
Hexe will reportedly follow a new protagonist called Elsa who boasts supernatural powers, such as...
