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Dustin Bailey

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag and Origins director says it's "wonderful to be back after all these years" as he returns to "lead the creative direction of the franchise"

Best Assassin's Creed protagonists: Edward reading a map on a beach during Assassin's Creed Black Flag. .

Four months after allegedly forcing out former Assassin's Creed boss Marc-Alexis Côté, Ubisoft has announced the leadership team that'll head the franchise going forward. The three people named here all have extensive histories with Assassin's Creed, but perhaps the most notable is Jean Guesdon, the new head of content, who's returning to the series after having served as creative director on two of its most beloved entries.

Guesdon has been named head of content for the Assassin's Creed brand, which, as Ubisoft explained in its announcement, means that he'll "lead its overall creative direction, support individual games, and guide the future of Assassin's Creed while staying true to its core DNA."

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