World of Warcraft general manager John Hight leaves Blizzard ‘to explore new opportunities and challenges’

14 Jun 2024Source: MassivelyOp
The World of Warcraft team and Blizzard at large has seen another one of its long-standing senior devs leave the company. After 12 years, general manager John Hight announced on Twitter that he’s leaving the company.


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