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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 st ...
Bill Petras, art director of popular game developer Blizzard Entertainment, passed away at the age of 54. The sad news was shared by his friend and colleague, Harley D. Huggins, on LinkedIn. He worked ...
“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 ...
Read on if you are at all interested in art, and the tech that supports it in Overwatch. Blizzard's games invoke enthusiasm for a variety of reasons. Many will reference the ability of Blizzard to ...
Overwatch and World of Warcraft art director Bill Petras has died. The news was shared by Harley D. Huggins II, former ...
“Billy and I started at Blizzard the same week and were close friends for 28 years ... Bill served as the Art Director for the original Overwatch, where he helped shape its iconic world and ...
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 ...
He was immensely proud of the work he did there, most notably as the Art Director for World of Warcraft and Overwatch. "Billy and I started at Blizzard the same week and were close friends for 28 ...