Overview
- Ubisoft confirmed Hocking’s departure this week in internal communications led by the franchise’s newly announced leadership team.
- Jean Guesdon, recently named Head of Content for Assassin’s Creed, is now acting creative director on Hexe with development continuing under a "seasoned team."
- The publisher says Hexe remains in active production and aims to deliver something "distinctive" within the series.
- Announced in 2022, the project has been characterized in reporting as a horror-leaning entry likely set around European witch trials.
- Coverage notes the mid-development leadership change could influence schedule or scope, though no delay or design changes have been announced.