When former Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime left the company in April, he had worked at the studio he helped co-found for more than 28 years. Morhaime was at Blizzard before it was called Blizzard, when it was named Silicon & Synapse and when its employee count was three.
He decided to leave to spend more time with his family, Morhaime told an audience at Gamelab conference in Barcelona today, attended for Eurogamer by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell. The talk was hosted by GamesBeat’s Dean Takahashi, and Morhaime’s wife and four-year-old daughter were in the front row.
Morhaime said he’d begun thinking about what was next for him – and had been busy attending conferences to hear more from others who make games. But the lion’s share of the talk centred on his past – on his time at Blizzard, and its many ups and downs.
Source: Eurogamer Ex-Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime on why the studio bins 50% of its projects