Rainbow Six Siege Creative Director Departs For 'Other Opportunities' at Ubisoft

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Rainbow Six Siege creative director departs for the other opportunities at Ubisoft.

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Game gets its third creative director in six years.

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Leroy Athanassoff took the creative director title in 2020.

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Is now moving on, in his place comes art director Alex Karpazis.

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He said he’s leaving the Siege team to “pursue other opportunities” within Ubisoft.

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He said I love this game and community and I am so proud of everything our team has accomplished together.

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"Don’t worry, I won’t be going too far, and I have a feeling that my journey with this incredible game is far from over."Athanassoff said.

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He aided on a wide range of Ubi games of the past 15 years as a designer.

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Incoming director Karpazis praises Athanassoff’s leadership in his own statement.

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Leroy’s hard work will be visible in future seasons as the team and I prepare for one of the most ambitious years in Siege’s history. I'm extremely humbled by the team’s trust in me, and I hope to earn the trust of the community in my new role as well, He said.

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The leadership changeup happens as Siege is about to enter its seventh year.

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