Assassin's Creed: Hexe, the next mainline Assassin's Creed game, has lost its creative director.
As reported by VGC, Clint Hocking has left Ubisoft, also leaving Assassin's Creed: Hexe's development. The project will now be led by Jean Guesdon, who was the creative director on Assassin's Creed: Origins and Black Flag.
A spokesperson from Ubisoft confirmed that Hocking has now left the studio, although they did not explain the reason for his departure.
"We sincerely thank [Hocking] for his vision, creative contributions, and dedication over the years, and we wish him the very best in his next chapter," the spokesperson said. "Development on Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe continues with a seasoned team.
"The game will deliver something distinctive within the Assassin’s Creed franchise. We look forward to sharing more information in the future."
This comes at a time of major upheaval at Ubisoft. Across its studios, games have been cancelled or delayed, as entire structures are changing to rework how Ubisoft games are made. Most controversially, this saw the Prince of Persia remake scrapped when it was seemingly ready to launch sometime soon.
It's unclear if Hocking left of his own accord or if his change in leadership was prompted by...
