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Far Cry 2 and Assassin's Creed Hexe creative director launches a new studio, a few months after surprise exit from Ubisoft

Ubisoft veteran Clint Hocking, who also had leading roles on Splinter Cell and Watch Dogs games, unexpectedly split with the company earlier this year.

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Assassin's Creed Hexe loses 2nd director-level developer in as many months

Not usually the best sign.

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Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag creative director returns to help 'steer the brand’s ambitious new chapter'

Ubisoft has announced the new Assassin's Creed leadership team.

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Ubisoft CEO confirms new Assassin's Creed and Far Cry games are coming, denies that putting his son in charge of them was nepotism

Well what did you expect him to say?

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Former Assassin’s Creed Boss Takes Ubisoft to Court in Nearly $1M Lawsuit

Marc-Alexis Côté was once the head of the Assassin’s Creed franchise and worked with Ubisoft for 20 years. He “left” Ubisoft in 2025, but later admitted that he “did not have a choice” when the leadership of the Assassin’s Creed franchise was handed over to someone else. Today, as reported…

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Former Assassin's Creed boss reportedly sues Ubisoft for nearly $1 million, alleging his departure was the result of "constructive dismissal" following an "unacceptable demotion"

Marc-Alexis Côté parted ways with Ubisoft in October 2025

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Former Assassin's Creed franchise boss sues Ubisoft for nearly $1 million, alleging 'constructive dismissal'

Marc-Alexis Côté suddenly left Ubisoft after Assassin's Creed Shadows released last year.

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With The Division 3 still in early development, series boss Julian Gerighty leaves Ubisoft to work on Battlefield instead

Gerighty hasn't said exactly what he's doing, but he'll be doing it at Battlefield Studios.

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Ubisoft has come up with a new way to avoid saying the word 'layoffs,' with a 'voluntary career transition program' offer that some employees won't be able to refuse

Ubisoft RedLynx, meanwhile, has put forward a restructuring plan that definitely will result in layoffs.

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Outgoing Assassin's Creed boss says 'I did not make that choice' when talking about his departure from Ubisoft

Former Assassin's Creed boss says 'Ubisoft asked me to step aside' in the wake of his sudden departure.

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Former Assassin's Creed boss says he "did not make that choice" to leave Ubisoft after 20 years – the company "decided to transfer the leadership… to someone closer to its new organizational structure"

"I did not walk away"

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Former Assassin's Creed boss says he did not leave voluntarily: 'I stayed at my post until Ubisoft asked me to step aside'

Marc-Alexis Côté says he was offered a role at Vantage Studios, "but it did not carry the same scope, mandate, or continuity with the work I had been entrusted with."

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Assassin's Creed series lead Marc-Alexis Côté leaves Ubisoft after 20 years following launch of Tencent-funded subsidiary – and it's made us a bit worried about the series' future

Assassin's Creed franchise lead Marc-Alexis Côté has departed Ubisoft after 20 years.

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Assassin's Creed franchise boss leaves Ubisoft just 7 months after heading up one of the best-selling games in the history of the series

Marc-Alexis Côté's departure comes just a couple weeks after Ubisoft announced the launch of a new subsidiary that will take control of the series.

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After 20 years at Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed boss departs right as Ubisoft launches a new Tencent-backed company now handling the franchise

"We are deeply grateful for the impact Marc-Alexis has had over the years, particularly in shaping the Assassin’s Creed brand into what it is today"

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Assassin's Creed Shadows aims to "restore the balance" between the series' historical and modern stories

"The modern day narrative will serve to enhance, rather than overshadow, the historical journey"

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Assassin's Creed Shadows lead shuts down "attacks driven by intolerance" over the game's Black samurai and woman warrior, condemns "personal attacks" against devs

"Yasuke's presence in Japanese history is fact"

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'Assassin's Creed Shadows' Delay Is Learning From 'Star Wars Outlaw's Biggest Flaws

Ubisoft is delaying the next Assassins Creed and changing how it runs its gaming business following the disappoint sales of Star Wars Outlaws

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Assassin's Creed Shadows has been delayed to February 2025, will now launch day one on Steam

Ubisoft is departing from its traditional season pass model

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'Our goal is not to push any specific agenda': Ubisoft CEO tries to mollify gamers who won't stop being mad about a Black samurai in Assassin's Creed Shadows

Yves Guillemot hopes everyone can just have a good time.

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Ubisoft attempted to address historical 'authenticity' issues in Assassin's Creed Shadows and just made the whole situation worse

A reasonable statement that didn't need to be made provides fresh fuel for the outrage factory.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows executive producer says Elon Musk is just 'feeding hatred' with his reaction to the game's Black protagonist

Musk claimed that the use of the historical figure was part of an initiative that "kills art".

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Assassin's Creed Shadows will reportedly launch from the Animus Hub, previously known as Assassin's Creed Infinity

A platform from which other Assassin's Creed games will launch

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Assassin's Creed Shadows dev calls out Elon Musk for "feeding hatred" in response to criticism of Black samurai Yasuke

"I had a lot of three word replies that came to mind"

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Project Hexe is a ‘very different’ kind of Assassin’s Creed game

The team behind Assassin's Creed Valhalla is taking Ubisoft's action-adventure series in a bold direction.

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