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.

Bill Petras has passed away 🕊️ With over 20 years of contributions to Blizzard games, Bill served as the Art Director for the original Overwatch, where he helped shape its iconic world and ...

"Game development legend" and Overwatch art director, Bill Petras, has died unexpectedly. "I’m writing to share some heartbreaking news," wrote Harley D. Huggins II, former cinematic project ...

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).