Large Leisure has announced that Julian Gerighty, the manager producer for The Division at Ubisoft, is leaving the corporate to affix Battlefield Studios.
“Whereas we’ll miss him, his mark will reside on at Large and we’ll proceed to convey the world he is been a part of creating to our gamers for years to return,” Ubisoft stated.
Ubisoft additionally informed followers, “don’t be concerned” about Gerighty leaving. “Our groups who constructed this world with Julian are nonetheless right here, carrying it ahead with an bold, unchanged dedication for the way forward for The Division 2, The Division 2: Survivors, The Division Resurgence, and The Division 3,” the developer stated.
Gerighty released his own statement on his departure, writing, “It is time for me to hold up my go bag (maintaining the watch) as I’m going on one other grand journey.”
He added: “The Division future burns shiny, and I can not wait so that you can uncover what the groups have been engaged on. Lengthy reside The Division and Godspeed!”
Gerighty co-directed The Division and The Division 2, and was artistic director on Star Wars Outlaws. In 2023, he was promoted to become executive producer of the entire The Division series, and beneath his watch, The Division: Heartland was canceled. The Division 3 is developing subsequent, and Gerighty not too long ago stated it is shaping as much as be a “monster.”
It is not instantly clear what Gerighty’s function at EA and Battlefield Studios will likely be. The firm launched the extremely profitable Battlefield 6 in 2025. It was the No. 1 best-selling recreation within the US by means of November. Its Season 2 replace was not too long ago delayed to mid-February.