Don't worry about The Division, Ubisoft say as series exe...
Julian Gerighty, a long-time key cog at Massive Entertainment, has just dropped that he's departing the Ubisoft-owned studio after 12 yea...
Whatโs Happening
Letโs talk about Julian Gerighty, a long-time key cog at Massive Entertainment, has just dropped that heโs 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 theyโre 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 Donโt 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 Clancyโs The Division 2 Julian Gerighty, a long-time key cog at Massive Entertainment, has just dropped that heโs departing the Ubisoft-owned studio after 12 years to go and work on Battlefield at EA.
The Details
โWhile 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 . โFor 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 โItโs 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
โThe Division future burns bright, and I canโt 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 2โs 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 weโll keep you updated as more info drops.
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Originally reported by Rock Paper Shotgun
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