As a reminder, Leroy Athanassoff was himself appointed creative director of the game in December 2019 to replace Xavier Marquis, now at Amazon Games. Two years later, Leroy Athanassoff explains that he is stepping down from his post for personal reasons and to study other career paths at Ubisoft. “Don’t worry, I’m not going far, and I feel that my adventure on this magnificent game is far from over.“, can we read.
Leroy Athanassof passes the baton to his colleague and friend Alexander Karpazis, with whom he worked on Rainbow Six Siege for four years. “I am extremely grateful for Leroy’s mentorship over all these years. He showed me how a Creative Director directs his teams, feeds his creativity, and the passion he brings with his role. Leroy’s hard work will be visible in the coming seasons as the team and I prepare for one of the most ambitious years in Siege history.commented Alexander Karpazis (pictured), who previously worked on titles like Far Cry 5, Watch Dogs, Watch Dogs 2, Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes.
Released in December 2015, Rainbow Six Siege claimed 75 million players in September 2021. A figure certainly inflated by free trials and subscriptions but, if needed more concrete statistics, Ubisoft had announced in November 2020 that spending in its Competitive shooter had topped $ 2.5 billion since its launch.
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