Rob Pardo (born June 9, 1970) is an American video game designer. He is the former Chief Creative Officer at Blizzard Entertainment,[1] resigning on July 3, 2014.[2] Previously he was the Executive Vice President of game design at Blizzard Entertainment, and prior to that the lead designer of World of Warcraft. In 2006, he was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[3]
Pardo founded Bonfire Studios in 2016.[4] He raised $25 million from Andreessen Horowitz and Riot Games.[5]
^Peterson, Steve (October 3, 2012). "Game Industry Legends: Rob Pardo". GamesIndustry International. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
^"Message from Rob Pardo". World of Warcraft Forums. July 3, 2014. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
^Grossman, Lev (April 30, 2006). "Rob Pardo - Architect of Virtual Worlds". Time. Archived from the original on May 13, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2006.
^Wingfield, Nick (September 11, 2016). "A New Phase for World of Warcraft's Lead Designer: His Own Start-Up". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
^Takahashi, Dean (October 14, 2017). "Game boss interview: Rob Pardo says playtesting is critical to game design". VentureBeat. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
RobPardo (born June 9, 1970) is an American video game designer. He is the former Chief Creative Officer at Blizzard Entertainment, resigning on July...
an interview with Morgan Webb at the VentureBeat Summit in April 2019, RobPardo announced they were working with the Unity game engine on an online multiplayer...
of Valve and developer of software distribution platform Steam), and RobPardo from Activision Blizzard voiced concern about the closed nature of the...
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map making attempts which caught the attention of the guild's leader, RobPardo, who at the time was the lead designer at Blizzard for Warcraft III; Kaplan...
along with an advisory group that includes businessmen Dennis Fong, RobPardo, and Peter Levine. The studio was fully acquired by Riot Games in April...
ArenaNet, creators of the Guild Wars franchise. Bonfire Studios, founded by RobPardo. Carbine Studios, now defunct as of September 2018, after releasing a...
DotA-Allstars, LLC (then a subsidiary of Riot Games) in August 2010. RobPardo, the executive vice president of Blizzard Entertainment at the time, similarly...
During the 2006 Austin Game Conference, World of Warcraft lead designer RobPardo spoke of the hardcore market and casual market for World of Warcraft,...
"fast" and "streamlined." Following the announcement of Dota 2 by Valve, RobPardo, the executive vice president of Blizzard Entertainment, expressed concern...
Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2008. Pardo, Rob (August 3, 2007). StarCraft II Under Construction (Development commentary)...
Gamers, Future of Games, etc. It contains interviews with Tony Hawk, RobPardo, Al Lowe, Jun Takeuchi and Petter Solberg. List of books on computer and...
February 2021. Peterson, Steve (3 October 2012). "Game Industry Legends: RobPardo". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 22 January 2020. "2012 Annual Report"....
Philadelphia, Danny DeVito, Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson, and Rob McElhenney. Musical performances included award-winning violinist Diana Yukawa...
EverQuest (Verant Interactive, Sony Online Entertainment, Sigil Games) RobPardo: lead designer and producer of World of Warcraft Philip Rosedale: founded...
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