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Assassin’s Creed Hexe Loses Game Director, Marking Second Senior Exit in Two Months

The back-to-back departures cast doubt on Ubisoft’s timeline for the darker, narrative-led project.

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Overview

  • Game director Benoit Richer said in a LinkedIn post that he left Ubisoft and the Hexe team to cofound Servo Games with Luc Tremblay, Danny Marcoux, and Alex Droun.
  • The move follows creative director Clint Hocking’s exit in February, with VGC reporting that franchise leader Jean Guesdon stepped in as creative director.
  • Hexe is a darker, narrative-driven mainline Assassin’s Creed entry within the Infinity plan and is reported to be set late in the Holy Roman Empire with possible witchcraft themes.
  • Coverage now questions whether Ubisoft can meet the previously reported 2027 launch window for Hexe given two director-level departures in roughly two months.
  • The franchise has faced wider turbulence, including a lawsuit by former series head Marc‑Alexis Côté alleging constructive dismissal and seeking CA$1.3 million.