Assassin's Creed Hexe creative director is departing Ubisoft, leaving the major project in the hands of the creative director behind Assassin's Creed Black Flag and Origins

• Assassin's Creed Hexe creative director Clint Hocking is departing the studio again
• The project will now be led by Jean Guesdon, the creative director on Black Flag and Origins
• Hocking first left Ubisoft in 2010 but returned to work as creative director on Watch Dogs: Legion

Ubisoft veteran developer and Assassin's Creed Hexe creative director Clint Hocking is departing the studio for the second time.

The news, reported by VGC, comes after Ubisoft appointed three experienced Assassin's Creed developers to lead the franchise at the company's newly formed Tencent-funded subsidiary Vantage Studios.

Though no details on Hocking's exit have been revealed, Ubisoft has confirmed that Jean Guesdon, the creative director on Black Flag and Origins, will now lead Assassin's Creed Hexe.