<ul><li>Bill Petras, the art director for the original World of Warcraft and Overwatch, has passed away at the age of 54.</li><li>Bill Petras had nearly 30 years of creation at Blizzard and was a long-time friend of former Blizzard cinematics director Harley D. Huggins II.</li><li>After co-founding Red 5 Studio, Petras returned to Blizzard in 2010 and worked as the art director for the original Overwatch and Overwatch 2.</li><li>The news of Bill Petras' passing has received outpourings of support on LinkedIn, Reddit, and the Overwatch forums.</li></ul>

Obituary: Bill Petras, art director for original World of Warcraft and Overwatch, passes away

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