Ybarra’s now in Activision-Blizzard’s house
Earlier this month, we reported the Mike Ybarra, former Vice President at Xbox and Mixer was departing Microsoft. Before he left, he mentioned he was staying in the gaming industry and didn’t say where he was going. That is until today, as he announced he’s now the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Blizzard Entertainment.
I'm very happy to announce I'm joining @Blizzard_Ent as Exec. Vice President and GM starting 11/4 (will be at #blizzcon!). We will work with all our energy to serve gamers with incredible content and experiences. I can't wait to be part of this team. #lucky #humble #gamers #serve pic.twitter.com/kZ8dRuF3pe
— Mike Ybarra 🎄 (@Qwik) October 24, 2019
Mike Ybarra is a fantastic person, a hard worker and has the skillset to help right the ship known as Blizzard. That said, I’m sure Mike has his work cut out for him. Especially after all the negative press that Blizzard has earned the past few weeks.
Either way, expect to see Mike Ybarra at Blizzcon 2019, where we may just hear about Diablo IV, a new Overwatch and maybe some other things. And if not, at least we now know that Activision-Blizzard has picked up some solid leadership
Congrats, Mike!
