Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime steps down as firm president

Mike Morhaime is stepping down as president of Blizzard Entertainment. He will probably be succeeded by World of Warcraft govt producer J. Allen Brack within the management position. Morhaime will stay a strategic advisor to the corporate, whereas fellow co-founder Allen Adham and improvement chief Ray Gresko will turn into a part of the manager management staff.

“After many years of working with some of the industry’s most talented people to create games and worlds for you to play in,” Morhaime says, “I’ve decided it’s time for someone else to lead Blizzard Entertainment. I will now serve as an advisor to the company I so love and admire. My duties as president of Blizzard will be assumed by my friend, colleague, trusted advisor, and longtime steward of World of Warcraft, J. Allen Brack.”

In the complete statement, Brack provides “One thing that won’t change going forward – our deeply held commitments that are core to who we are as a company: to gameplay first, to quality in everything we do, and to listening to and partnering with our community.”

Morhaime has been with Blizzard for 27 years, overseeing the corporate via all its historical past, whether or not that be RPM Racing, Warcraft, WoW, or Overwatch. He traditionally led the opening ceremonies on the annual fan gathering, which suggests we’re about to see the tip of an period with BlizzCon 2018 subsequent month.

Brack has been with Blizzard for 12 years, and his time within the business – from Origin System to Sony Online Entertainment – doubles that. He has most not too long ago served as govt producer and senior vp on World of Warcraft.