The Division 2 Brought Back the Series' Original Creative Director for Its New Survivors Extraction Experience

Ubisoft is keeping Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 updates coming with the announcement of a new survival extraction experience called Survivors.

The team behind the long-running third-person shooter talked about how it plans to keep the sequel chugging along for at least another year during a gamescom 2025 panel livestream and in a blog post published on its website. It comes with a roadmap for the next few months of content, including a promise to keep players in the loop as development continues.

The Division 2: Survivors is the real headline here, though. Ubisoft calls the new content “an updated take on the survival extraction experience” that is currently “in the early stages” of development. Aiding as creative director for Survivors is Magnus Jansén, who previously served as creative director on the original The Division. During today’s gamescom panel, he confirmed that, after a few years away from the franchise, he’s “back” and “working on something very, very exciting.”

...a hint to, maybe, the biggest new thing we’re doing is right there in the name.

“As some of you had already figured out, the wintery, survival extraction experience is coming to The Division 2,” Jansén said. “I know some of you are, like me, fans of the survival mode that we had in the first Division, and obviously, we think that those of you who like that, will be very, very happy, but it’s more than a remake. We are doing cool, new things.”

He admits there’s little else to reveal, considering The Division 2: Survivors is so early in development. However, Jansén does have one note to leave fans with: “But what I will say, and this is like a teaser, is that a hint to, maybe, the biggest new thing we’re doing is right there in the name.”

“So, I’ll just leave that there, and then I’ll be back next year,” he added.

We’ll have to wait at least a few months to get a first look at The Division 2: Survivors. It’s release date on the roadmap is currently listed as “TBA,” so don’t expect its arrival until later in 2026 at the earliest. However, Ubisoft did provide eager fans with a first look at concept art (above), which may offer more hints about some of the scenarios players can find themselves in when Survivors eventually launches.

"The Division 2: Survivors is as much your baby as it is ours, and we strive for transparency during its development,” executive producer Julian Gerighty said in a statement. “Clear communication and community involvement are a focus as we build the new experience, and we will be closely involving you as we move forward on the development journey.”

The Division Resurgence

Also included in today’s gamescom The Division announcements was an update on Ubisoft’s upcoming free-to-play mobile RPG MMO, The Division Resurgence. Closed test phases for iOS and Android users will begin this September, with Ubisoft pushing interested players to sign up here.

“The Division Resurgence takes players back to the streets of Manhattan, set several months after the conclusion of the Division 1,” an official description for the mobile spinoff says. “With a familiar map updated to reflect the passage of time, the Division Resurgence will bridge the narrative gap between the Division 1 and 2, adding to the existing lore with additional story beats over time.”

To encourage additional feedback from fans, Ubisoft is pushing players to sign up for its Elite Task Force program. The publisher’s message calls it “an opportunity for our most committed players to engage directly with our development team and assist in guiding the future of the Division.”

The Division 2 will launch its next season, The Pact, September 9, 2025. While we wait to learn more about it, Survivors, and Resurgence, you can read our original The Division 2 8.5/10 review from 2019.

Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He's best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).



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