Longtime Blizzard art director Bill Petras has passed away, most well-known for his work on World of Warcraft and the Overwatch franchise.

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).

“Bill Petras, a game development legend has unexpectedly passed away. Billy was an amazingly gifted artist who worked at Blizzard Entertainment for almost two decades. He was immensely proud of the ...

Over the weekend, it became clear that the video game industry had lost a legend. Bill Petras, known for his time at Blizzard ...

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 st ...

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 ...

Overwatch and World of Warcraft art director Bill Petras has died. The news was shared by Harley D. Huggins II, former ...

This past weekend, former Blizzard Entertainment staffer Harley Huggins shared a post on LinkedIn announcing the passing of Overwatch and World of Warcraft Art Director Bill Petras. According to the ...