Rainbow Six Siege artistic director Alexander Karpazis is stepping down from his function on the sport. Ubisoft introduced in a blog post that Karpazis is giving up the function he is held since January 2022, with Ubisoft veteran Joshua Mills taking on in that function.
Karpazis had labored on Siege for eight years and was beforehand the sport’s artwork director earlier than rising to grow to be the general artistic director.
“I can not put into phrases the variety of methods this sport has impacted my life; the unbelievable staff that I’ve been part of, the work now we have achieved collectively, the adventures I’ve gone on, and the folks I’ve met alongside the way in which have had a profound impact on me and have enriched my life season after season,” Karpazis stated. “It has been an honor spending half my skilled profession engaged on Siege.”
Karpazis is transitioning to a unique function inside Ubisoft the place he’ll work on “one thing new,” although he didn’t elaborate as to what the venture could also be.
The developer additionally sang the praises of Mills, saying he has “confirmed himself to be a powerful chief and a champion of Siege values.” The 2 had been working collectively for a yr already on the “transition of duties” associated to the handover, Karpazis stated. “I’m assured he’ll lead this sport to even better heights,” the developer stated.
Mills launched a press release, too, thanking Karpazis for his steering and for his belief in him to step into the function over artistic director for Siege.
“Siege has been a part of my life for the previous decade, however my love for all issues Rainbow begins properly earlier than that. I’ve all the time been drawn to the excessive stakes heroics of the franchise and with my 4+ years on Siege to-date it has been a dream to have grow to be a part of its historical past,” he stated.
The change in management for Rainbow Six Siege comes amidst a interval of upheaval at Ubisoft. The corporate underwent a “reset,” via which it overhauled its enterprise and created 5 totally different “artistic homes” to shepherd the corporate’s franchises going ahead. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot’s personal son, Charlie Guillemot, is a part of Ubisoft’s future transformation endeavors, and he is conscious of the nepotism issues.