Blizzard Entertainment’s New President: Johanna Faries

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that Johanna Faries will be the new president, replacing the former leader Mike Ybarra. Faries will begin her tenure on February 5th. This information was confirmed both in her tweet and an internal note sent to Blizzard employees on Monday, January 29th.

In her tweet, Faries expressed her honor to join the company in this new role. However, she also mentioned mixed feelings due to the recent loss of talented colleagues and the immense excitement of joining Blizzard.

Faries refers to the 1,900 employees from Xbox, Activision Blizzard, and ZeniMax that Microsoft plans to lay off. As a result, Blizzard had to cancel its unnamed survival game project.

She further acknowledges the differences between Activision, Blizzard, and King as separate entities with their own games, cultures, and communities. Faries highlights her previous experience as the General Manager of the Call of Duty franchise and her role as the Commissioner of Call of Duty esports. She emphasizes that Call of Duty’s way of serving players might differ from the dazzling games in the Blizzard world.

Prior to her role at Blizzard, Faries spent 11 years in the National Football League (NFL) as the Vice President of club development.

In her tweet, Faries also paints a bright picture of Blizzard’s future, committing to do everything in her power to help the company flourish with care and consideration for the players and their games.

With the layoffs and canceled projects, it is clear that the California-based studio is in need of success. While it’s uncertain if Faries’ appointment signifies a new era for Blizzard, it appears that the Call of Duty veteran will have her work cut out for her.

Blizzard Entertainment is renowned for creating some of the best MMORPGs and cooperative games ever.

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