Julian Gerighty has been working at Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment for what feels like ages. Over the past decades, he has made a name for himself primarily through the “The Division” franchise. Now, the veteran developer is directing his experience towards another shooter franchise.
What will Julian Gerighty do in the future? He will no longer work at Massive Entertainment or for Ubisoft on The Division 3. The developer is quite reticent regarding his departure:
Agents! A quick update from the operations base: It is time for me to hang up my backpack (I will keep the watch) as I dive into a new big adventure.
The future of The Division is bright, and I can’t wait for you to discover what the teams have been working on.
Long live The Division and good luck!
Julian Gerighty on X
Bye The Division, Hello Battlefield!
Will Ubisoft reveal more? Yes! On videogameschronicle.com, the publisher’s representatives are quoted as follows:
While we will miss him [Julian Gerighty, editor’s note], his legacy will live on at Massive. We will continue to present the world he helped create to our players in the coming years.
To our players: Don’t worry, Agents. Our teams, who built this world together with Julian, are still here. They will continue to lead it with an ambitious, unwavering commitment to the future of The Division 2, The Division 2: Survivors, The Division Resurgence, and The Division 3.
In the future, Division veterans Yannick Banchereau and Mathias Karlson will lead the work on The Division 2 and The Division 3 respectively. Massive veteran Magnus Jansen will push forward the Extraction mode The Division 2: Survivors.
Additionally, it is clear that Julian Gerighty is moving to the Battlefield studios of Electronic Arts. However, what role he will take there is still unclear at this time.
His appointment comes shortly after the tragic death of Battlefield head Vince Zampella in a car accident in December 2025 and Ubisoft’s announcement to make restructuring at Massive and other studios (more on this at the colleagues of GameStar).
Who is Julian Gerighty? The industry veteran has been working at or for Ubisoft since 1999. From January 2014, he served as Creative Director at Massive Entertainment, leading the creative development of “The Division”.
His other projects include The Crew, The Division 2, and Star Wars Outlaws. Most recently, he was Executive Producer for the “The Division” franchise. Recently, the current game in the series received an exciting new mode: The Division 2 gets a mode that massively changes the game 7 years after release – but you can only play it for a short time
