game director

Eric Baptizat has returned to Ubisoft as the game director for the entire Assassin's Creed series after a brief hiatus. He previously served as the lead game designer on Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag and as the director of Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Baptizat has a 16-year tenure at Ubisoft, contributing to key titles such as Black Flag, Origins, and Valhalla. He left Ubisoft in 2021 to work at EA Motive, where he directed the Dead Space remake and was the game design director on Battlefield 6. His return is viewed positively and may signal a revitalization for Ubisoft.