- Ubisoft has named Martin Schelling, Jean Guesdon and François de Billy as assassin’s creed franchise leads
- All three have a lot of experience with the assassin’s creed franchise
- The trio will lead the series under newly formed subsidiary Vantage Studios, backed by Tencent.
Ubisoft has appointed three experienced assassin’s creed developers to lead the franchise at Vantage Studios, the company’s newly formed subsidiary financed by Tencent.
In a new blog post, Ubisoft announced that Martin Schelling, Jean Guesdon and François de Billy will lead the series and “play a pivotal role in driving the assassin’s creed the long-term vision, creative ambition and continued growth of the brand.
Schelling, who has been appointed head of the assassin’s creed brand, and will be “responsible for the overall strategy and long-term vision of the brand,” he most recently served as Ubisoft’s director of production and previously spent 17 years overseeing several assassin’s creed games in different production roles. This included Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Black Flag, Origins, and Valhalla.
Guesdon will be the brand’s head of content and will be responsible for leading the overall direction of the franchise, supporting individual games and guiding “the future of assassin’s creed while remaining true to its core DNA.”
He previously served as a designer, and his credits date back to the original. assassin’s creed game in 2007, but is best known for being the creative director of Origins and Black Flag.
Finally, François de Billy will be the brand’s head of production excellence and will “strengthen production practices and execution across the brand.”
Like Schelling and Guesdon, François de Billy is also a veteran developer and has worked as a production manager on Valhalla and Origins It is also recognized internally for its ability to “optimize processes and eliminate friction in complex production workflows.”
“Martin, Jean and François have collaborated closely on multiple flagships assassin’s creed games over the years, in creativity, production and brand strategy,” Ubisoft said.
“Over the next few weeks, they will transition from their current roles to formally join the assassin’s creed leadership team together with Andrée-Anne Boisvert, producer of assassin’s creedof cross-brand initiatives and head of technology excellence, and Lionel Hiller, vice president of brand and go-to-market strategy, where they will lead the brand’s ambitious new chapter.
Ubisoft is currently developing Assassin’s Creed Hexas well as Assassin’s Creed Jadethe franchise’s first open-world Assassin’s Creed created for iOS and Android.
Rumors have also been accumulating lately about a Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake called resynchronized. The leaks come amid reports that a four-player co-op game was initially developed as a Assassin’s Creed Shadows Multiplayer downloadable content (DLC) was canceled due to Ubisoft’s major restructuring efforts.
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