Alex Hutchinson (video game director)


Alex Hutchinson is an Australian video game director and designer. He is best known for his work as the creative director for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed III and Far Cry 4. After a long stint at Ubisoft he has since co-founded his own video game development company, Typhoon Studios.

Personal life

Alex Hutchinson was born in Australia where he completed his education at Melbourne University, obtaining an archaeology degree and another one in creative writing. He is now based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Career

Hutchinson began his career in the games industry as a designer at Torus Games in Australia, but quickly left for an opportunity at Electronic Arts subsidiary, Maxis where he worked as a Lead Designer on the popular gaming series, The Sims as well as leading the design on Spore. In 2008 he moved to Canada to take a role as Creative Director at EA Montreal on before taking the same role at Ubisoft Montreal where he directed Assassin's Creed III and Far Cry 4. Assassin's Creed III was showcased at E3 2012 and Far Cry 4 at E3 2014, where it was presented by Hutchinson himself.
In 2017, he founded the video game studio Typhoon Studios in Montreal with his partners Yassine Riahi and Reid Schneider. The studio's first game Journey to the Savage Planet was announced at the 2018 Game Awards. Google, under their Stadia brand, acquired Typhoon in December 2019.

Works

Video GamesYear ReleasedRole
The Sims 22004 & 2005Lead Designer
Spore2008Lead Designer
2010Creative Director
Assassin's Creed III2012Creative Director
Far Cry 42014Creative Director
Journey to the Savage Planet2020Creative Director