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Heroes of the Storm director leaves game to work on another project within Blizzard

Twenty-year Blizzard veteran Alan Dabiri will direct Heroes going forward.
David Craddock
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Heroes of the Storm game director Dustin Browder announced that he is leaving the project to work on another game already in development at Blizzard.

"We are encouraged to take the time we need to make them awesome, and then to keep improving them for years after they go live," Browder said of the culture at Blizzard in his open letter to fans. "We sometimes get exciting chances to work on other projects, too. I’m going to take one of those chances to try something new at Blizzard."

Alan Dabiri, a veteran designer at Blizzard, will take Browder's place.

"For those who haven’t seen him on BlizzCon panels or doing interviews, Alan has had a hand in nearly every aspect of Heroes since the beginning, both in his role as our technical director and as part of the team’s collaborative development process," Browder said of Dabiri contributions to Heroes of the Storm.

Fans of Heroes should already be familiar with Dabiri: he frequents the game's official Battle.net forums as well as other forums such as the Heroes sub-Reddit.

"While my day-to-day responsibilities might take me away from working on Heroes, I can guarantee I’ll always be watching Heroes esports, cheering on Alan and the dev team, and geeking out about the game," Browder concluded.

Among myriad other changes and additions, Heroes of the Storm recently introduced WarCraft character Varian as the latest character to join the fray.

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David L. Craddock writes fiction, nonfiction, and grocery lists. He is the author of the Stay Awhile and Listen series, and the Gairden Chronicles series of fantasy novels for young adults. Outside of writing, he enjoys playing Mario, Zelda, and Dark Souls games, and will be happy to discuss at length the myriad reasons why Dark Souls 2 is the best in the series. Follow him online at davidlcraddock.com and @davidlcraddock.

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