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Splinter Cell designer Clint Hocking says "I don't think I could ever do better" than Chaos Theory, so he'll never return to the stealth series

Done and dusted

GamesRadar · Jun 3

'ChatGPT kind of sucked' — Former Assassin's Creed director says he used AI to help him learn to code, but it was 'brutal'

Former Assassin's Creed Hexe director Clint Hocking has admitted to using AI in the past to help him learn to code, but found the process to be "brutal."

TechRadar · May 26

Former Assassin's Creed Hexe director learned how to code by using AI and found out firsthand how "brutal" it was: "ChatGPT kind of sucked. It didn't really know how to code. Everything was broken"

Thankfully we haven't had to deal with a vibe-coded AC game yet

GamesRadar · May 25

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.

PC Gamer · May 6

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

Not usually the best sign.

PC Gamer · Apr 26

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

Ubisoft Assassin's Creed Hexe creative director Clint Hocking is departing the studio. The studio has confirmed Jean Guesdon, the creative director on Black Flag and Origins, will now lead Assassin's Creed Hexe.

TechRadar · Feb 26

Assassin's Creed Hexe creative director Clint Hocking leaves Ubisoft, former Black Flag director Jean Guesden takes over as development continues under 'a seasoned team'

Hocking's departure follows just days after Ubisoft announced a new leadership team for the Assassin's Creed franchise.

PC Gamer · Feb 25

Assassin's Creed Hexe creative director quits Ubisoft for the second time, as Black Flag and Origins lead steps in following Clint Hocking's departure

The Far Cry 2 and Watch Dogs Legion director is leaving and Jean Guesdon is taking the helm

GamesRadar · Feb 25

Splinter Cell dev says the Chaos Theory team "couldn't have gotten more out of the hardware if we wanted to," thanks to a "paradigm shift" fueled by the original Xbox

The OG Xbox kicked off its own mini-generation

GamesRadar · May 26, 2025

"We had failed as designers": Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory director says developing the original stealth game was "very difficult," but that it drove Ubisoft to do "much, much better"

"By the time we encountered the problem, we had no plan and no time to address it"

GamesRadar · May 25, 2025