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 wasn’t just in the game industry; he helped define the whole thing. In the early 2000s, he became the art director for World of Warcraft (2004), and let’s be real, that game didn’t ...

He went on to serve as art director for World Of Warcraft. He left in 2005 to co-found Red 5 Studio but returned in 2010 to lead the art of Overwatch. He left Blizzard again in 2021.

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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.

by William D'Angelo, posted on 07 April 2025 / 1,707 Views. F ormer developer at Blizzard Entertainment Harley D Huggins announced via LinkedIn Bill Petras, the Art Director for World of Warcraft ...