Clint Hocking leaves Valve
Reports indicate he was working on Left 4 Dead 3.
Clint Hocking, the man behind Far Cry 2 and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, has departed Valve, where he's worked since July 2012.
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The news was confirmed on both Hocking's LinkedIn profile and Click Nothing blog where he noted that he was "a designer and level designer" at the Seattle-based studio.
Hocking's recent career path has been a bit of a mystery as the famed developer left Ubisoft in spring 2010 to become a creative director at LucasArts where he "worked on unannounced projects." While it's uncertain what Hocking did at Valve, Valvetime reported that Hocking's name was attached to the as-yet-unannounced Left 4 Dead 3 in an a database leak from October.
We've contacted Hocking to see if we can gather any info on where he's off to next and will update as we hear back.