Far Cry 2 was also his vision, which elicits extreme love or hate - like Marmite really. Hocking said ‘bye’ April 26th to ”comforting habits” at Ubi.
Hocking was behind the original title for the long-running Splinter Cell series, which now has gone all rogue like in Conviction. He was also responsible for Far Cry 2’s change of direction from an island shooter to jungle and desert mayhem.
”I am too comfortable. I am too content. And I know where that can lead for me,” he blogged, reports VG247. ”Fortunately, for the first time in my life, I know the way forward.”
”The way forward lies in my having the courage that I did not know I had a decade ago to bid farewell to those tragically comforting habits. I need to walk on hot coals and sleep on a bed of nails. I need to chew on broken glass.”
”I need to drink paint. This post has gotten long enough and I am still afraid to come to the point, but what I really need more than anything is to write these words;”
”I gave notice of my resignation to Ubisoft on Monday, April 26th, 2010.” Walking away from a top spot at Ubisoft must be tough indeed, but I’m sure most will wish Clint Hocking all the best, except probably the Marmite and Far Cry 2 haters.
Where will Hocking land? Maybe he’ll spawn his own developer studio, or maybe he’ll Respawn with ex-Infinity Ward types…
