Basic supervisor over the Warcraft franchise at Blizzard John Hight has introduced he is leaving the corporate after nearly 13 years.
Earlier this week, Hight shared on his private Twitter that he’s leaving Blizzard to “begin a brand new quest.” Whereas Hight was most not too long ago overseeing the broader Warcraft collection at Blizzard for the previous decade and a bit, he is been within the gaming trade for a few years now, beginning out at The 3DO Firm, later transferring on to different studios like EA, Atari, and Sony. As famous by PC Gamer, he labored on God of Warfare 3 and helped to launch the PlayStation Community.
On Twitter, Hight wrote of his determination to depart Blizzard, saying “After 12 unbelievable years at Blizzard, I’ve determined to step away & begin a brand new quest. It was a tricky determination, however I really feel like now could be nearly as good a time as any: Warcraft is in a tremendous place because the universe turns 30. I’ve been so honored to serve the entire heroes of Azeroth.” He continued in additional tweets, “You’re the most passionate, devoted, and inventive neighborhood in gaming. You’re why I’ve poured my coronary heart and soul into creating one of the best video games attainable. You could have impressed me, challenged me, and made me a stronger developer.
“I additionally need to share my immense gratitude and confidence within the groups & leaders supporting all of the video games throughout the Warcraft universe. I do know you’ll take WoW, Hearthstone, and Rumble to new heights, and I can’t wait to expertise your imaginative and prescient alongside different gamers. As for what’s subsequent in my journey, I don’t have any specifics to share fairly but, however I’m excited to discover new alternatives and challenges within the trade, and to proceed making nice video games with gifted folks.”
Chatting with PC Gamer in an earlier interview, Excessive spoke of his hopes for his legacy, sharing that he will get to “work with all these folks, and these individuals are going to do nice issues. So my legacy is that they’ll bear in mind me, in some form or type. This goofy little man noticed my potential and gave me a shot.”
Hight’s departure follows a number of different high-profile exits which have taken place at Blizzard over the previous few years, together with Mike Ybarra and Allen Adham, and Overwatch 2’s former vp Jon Spector.
