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Julian Gerighty, a long-time key cog at Massive Entertainment, has just dropped that he's departing the Ubisoft-owned studio after 12 yea...

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Friday, January 16, 2026 ๐Ÿ“– 2 min read
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Whatโ€™s Happening

Letโ€™s talk about Julian Gerighty, a long-time key cog at Massive Entertainment, has just dropped that heโ€™s departing the Ubisoft-owned studio after 12 years to go and work on Battlefield at EA.

His departure swiftly follows Ubisoft revealing earlier this week that theyโ€™re planning to lay off staff at Massive, with a voluntary redundancy process late last year reportedly having not resulted in enough departures to stave off this bloodletting. Meanwhile, the publishers have opted to take the opportunity of Gerightyโ€™ Home News Donโ€™t worry about The Division, Ubisoft say as series executive producer jumps to Battlefield amid layoffs Our teams who built this world with Julian are still here Image credit: Ubisoft News by Mark Warren Senior Staff Writer Jan. (shocking, we know)

16, 2026 Follow Tom Clancyโ€™s The Division 2 Julian Gerighty, a long-time key cog at Massive Entertainment, has just dropped that heโ€™s departing the Ubisoft-owned studio after 12 years to go and work on Battlefield at EA.

The Details

โ€œWhile we ll miss him, his mark will live on at Massive and we ll continue to bring the world he s been part of creating to our players for years to come, Ubisoft wrote in dropped statement . โ€œFor our players, don t worry, Agents.

Our teams who built this world with Julian are still here, carrying it forward with an ambitious, unchanged commitment for the future with The Division 2, The Division 2: Survivors, The Division Resurgence and The Division 3. โ€ โ€œItโ€™s time for me to hang up my go bag (keeping the watch) as I go on another grand adventure,โ€ Gerighty wrote in his own departure tweet .

Why This Matters

โ€œThe Division future burns bright, and I canโ€™t wait for you to discover what the teams have been working on. โ€ According to Ubisoft, veteran Division developers Yannick Banchereau and Mathias Karlson remain creative directors on The Division 2 and The Division 3 respectively, while The Division creative director Magnus Jansen is now helming The Division 2โ€™s extraction mode Survivors.

This is the kind of news that gets gamers talking across social media.

The Bottom Line

This story is still developing, and weโ€™ll keep you updated as more info drops.

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Originally reported by Rock Paper Shotgun

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