Rod Fergusson is leaving Blizzard Entertainment. If you don't know who he is, he's the general manager of the Diablo franchise. He announced his departure after five years at the helm, leaving behind a message that hints about Diablo's future and expressed that he's incredibly proud of what he's built with the Blizzard team over the years.
However, it's not all rainbows and butterflies because if you scroll down to that tweet or look up some reactions on Reddit, you might notice that it's a bit of a "mixed reaction."
The Man Who Can Be Moved
Rod Fergusson built his reputation as a "closer" in the video games industry. He's the guy that you bring in when a game is stuck in creative development and your studio needs to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
He started his career at Microsoft back in the early 2000s, where he worked on Microsoft Train Simulator, and later helped bring Valve's Counter-Strike to Xbox as it was already lagging behind schedule.
A few years later, he helped the once-struggling Epic Games push Gears of War and its sequels, and then moved to Irrational Games, where he once again...
