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).

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 heartbreaking ...