Overwatch and World of Warcraft art director Bill Petras has died. The news was shared by Harley D. Huggins II, former cinematic projects director at Blizzard, who paid tribute to Petras on LinkedIn.

Longtime Blizzard art director Bill Petras has unexpectedly passed away at the age of 54, known for his work on World of Warcraft and Overwatch. Since the California-based development studio was ...

Petras worked in games for 24 years, during which he spent two spells at Blizzard. The first, from 1997 until 2005, saw him serve as the art director for World of Warcraft, overseeing the era during ...

Petras notably served as art director on World of WarCraft for its original release in 2004. WoW iterated on Warcraft 3's visual identity to create an extremely influential art style not only in ...

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Bill Petras, an artist who helped design a number of Blizzard games including World Of Warcraft and Overwatch, has died. “Billy and I started at Blizzard the same week and were close friends for ...

Former developer at Blizzard Entertainment Harley D Huggins announced via LinkedIn Bill Petras, the Art Director for World of Warcraft and Overwatch, has died. "I’m writing to share some ...

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We mourne the loss of Bill Petras, a visionary art director whose creative skills shaped some of Blizzard Entertainment’s big name titles World of Warcraft and Overwatch (the man is a legend).

Petras was regarded for his time at Blizzard between 1997 and 2005, where he helped sculpt the vision of World of Warcraft as its art director. He then left the company for a while to explore other ...

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