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.

Saddened to hear that Bill Petras, the original World of Warcraft and then Overwatch Art Director has passed away. No cause of death has been confirmed but his family will be planning a ...

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).

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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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