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 lately overseeing the broader Warcraft sequence at Blizzard for the previous decade and a bit, he is been within the gaming business 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 Conflict 3 and helped to launch the PlayStation Community.
On Twitter, Hight wrote of his determination to go away Blizzard, saying “After 12 unimaginable years at Blizzard, I’ve determined to step away & begin a brand new quest. It was a troublesome determination, however I really feel like now could be pretty much as good a time as any: Warcraft is in an incredible place because the universe turns 30. I’ve been so honored to serve all the heroes of Azeroth.” He continued in additional tweets, “You’re the most passionate, devoted, and inventive group in gaming. You’re why I’ve poured my coronary heart and soul into creating the most effective video games potential. 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 business, 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 persons are going to do nice issues. So my legacy is that they’ll keep in mind me, in some form or kind. 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.