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After thirty-two years of making games, I'm retiring from the game industry and from Blizzard. Tomorrow is my last day. I'm looking forward to retiring and being able to spend time focused on myself and family. Some highlights from my career:

After thirty-two years of making games, I'm retiring from the game industry and from Blizzard. Tomorrow is my last day. I'm looking forward to retiring and being able to spend time focused on myself and family. Some highlights from my career:

ZoidCTF

Posted 4 years, 6 months ago (Source)

After thirty-two years of making games, I'm retiring from the game industry and from Blizzard. Tomorrow is my last day. I'm looking forward to retiring and being able to spend time focused on myself and family. Some highlights from my career:

Chadd Nervigg

Posted 4 years, 6 months ago (Source)

@ZoidCTF Congrats, Zoid. You're an absolute legend.
ZoidCTF

Posted 4 years, 6 months ago (Source)

The big one is when I made this little Capture the Flag mod for Quake called Threewave CTF. A few months later I found myself working for id Software (John Carmack was my boss!) and helping make QuakeWorld. That was a bit of a whirlwind.

ZoidCTF

Posted 4 years, 6 months ago (Source)

While at Retro Studios working on Metroid Prime, we had a video conference with Nintendo design including Miyamoto. We were going over one of my miniboss designs and Miyamoto had a few questions for me and he called me Zoid-o-san which I thought was amazing.

ZoidCTF

Posted 4 years, 6 months ago (Source)

I joined Valve in 2008. My first day there I was invited to play test their latest game. It was Left 4 Dead. I remember exiting the first building and being swarmed by 30 zombies at once! I'd never seen that before in an FPS and it was incredible!

ZoidCTF

Posted 4 years, 6 months ago (Source)

Unveiled Dota 2 at Gamescom in 2011 holding the first million dollar game tournament on a alpha game while 30,000 people pass through the booth over 2 days was insane. We pulled it off, gave Na'vi the first million dollar prize ever in a video game and Dota 2 exploded from there.

ZoidCTF

Posted 4 years, 6 months ago (Source)

And finally, helping bring back one of my favorite games of all time, World of Warcraft Classic. Millions of players got play it again or for the first time. Oh, and making sure no one was prepared for Burning Crusade Classic.

ZoidCTF

Posted 4 years, 6 months ago (Source)

It's been an amazing three plus decades of making games. I've loved every minute of it and I'm looking forward to stepping away. For now.

Iksar

Posted 4 years, 6 months ago (Source)

@ZoidCTF what an incredible amount of accomplishments, legendary, we were lucky to have you around :D. GL out there hope you have a well deserved rest

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After thirty-two years of making games, I'm retiring from the game industry and from Blizzard. Tomorrow is my last day.

I'm looking forward to retiring and being able to spend time focused on myself and family. Some highlights from my career: (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1410708339302887428">None</a>)
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@ZoidCTF Congrats, Zoid. You're an absolute legend. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1410715281861746690">Chadd Nervigg</a>)
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The big one is when I made this little Capture the Flag mod for Quake called Threewave CTF. A few months later I found myself working for id Software (John Carmack was my boss!) and helping make QuakeWorld. That was a bit of a whirlwind. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1410708340292734976">None</a>)
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While at Retro Studios working on Metroid Prime, we had a video conference with Nintendo design including Miyamoto. We were going over one of my miniboss designs and Miyamoto had a few questions for me and he called me Zoid-o-san which I thought was amazing. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1410708341278474241">None</a>)
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I joined Valve in 2008. My first day there I was invited to play test their latest game. It was Left 4 Dead. I remember exiting the first building and being swarmed by 30 zombies at once! I'd never seen that before in an FPS and it was incredible! (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1410708342197030913">None</a>)
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Unveiled Dota 2 at Gamescom in 2011 holding the first million dollar game tournament on a alpha game while 30,000 people pass through the booth over 2 days was insane. We pulled it off, gave Na'vi the first million dollar prize ever in a video game and Dota 2 exploded from there. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1410708343178493954">None</a>)
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And finally, helping bring back one of my favorite games of all time, World of Warcraft Classic. Millions of players got play it again or for the first time. Oh, and making sure no one was prepared for Burning Crusade Classic. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1410708344168349696">None</a>)
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It's been an amazing three plus decades of making games. I've loved every minute of it and I'm looking forward to stepping away.

For now. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1410708345124626433">None</a>)
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@ZoidCTF what an incredible amount of accomplishments, legendary, we were lucky to have you around :D.

GL out there hope you have a well deserved rest (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1410715981987545088">Iksar</a>)
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After thirty-two years of making games, I'm retiring from the game industry and from Blizzard. Tomorrow is my last day.

I'm looking forward to retiring and being able to spend time focused on myself and family. Some highlights from my career:

@ZoidCTF Congrats, Zoid. You're an absolute legend. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1410715281861746690">Source</a>)

The big one is when I made this little Capture the Flag mod for Quake called Threewave CTF. A few months later I found myself working for id Software (John Carmack was my boss!) and helping make QuakeWorld. That was a bit of a whirlwind.

While at Retro Studios working on Metroid Prime, we had a video conference with Nintendo design including Miyamoto. We were going over one of my miniboss designs and Miyamoto had a few questions for me and he called me Zoid-o-san which I thought was amazing.

I joined Valve in 2008. My first day there I was invited to play test their latest game. It was Left 4 Dead. I remember exiting the first building and being swarmed by 30 zombies at once! I'd never seen that before in an FPS and it was incredible!

Unveiled Dota 2 at Gamescom in 2011 holding the first million dollar game tournament on a alpha game while 30,000 people pass through the booth over 2 days was insane. We pulled it off, gave Na'vi the first million dollar prize ever in a video game and Dota 2 exploded from there.

And finally, helping bring back one of my favorite games of all time, World of Warcraft Classic. Millions of players got play it again or for the first time. Oh, and making sure no one was prepared for Burning Crusade Classic.

It's been an amazing three plus decades of making games. I've loved every minute of it and I'm looking forward to stepping away.

For now.

@ZoidCTF what an incredible amount of accomplishments, legendary, we were lucky to have you around :D.

GL out there hope you have a well deserved rest (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1410715981987545088">Source</a>)
 
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