According to foreign media reports, Disney’s game department has expanded its leadership team and appointed many game industry figures from Blizzard and Ubisoft to join the company.
It is understood that Ray Gresko, who previously served as the chief development officer of Blizzard’s “World of Warcraft” studio, has joined the Disney game department and will serve as senior vice president of product and development. Bjorn Tornqvist, who has previously worked at Ubisoft and its Swedish studio Massive for nearly 20 years, will assume a technical leadership position at Disney.
Sean Shoptaw, head of Disney games, has been promoted to executive vice president, and Jay Ong, head of Marvel games, who has served for nearly ten years, will be transferred to head of Disney’s global game licensing business, responsible for the licensing business of all its brands. Gresko, Tornqvist and Ong will report directly to Sean, head of Disney’s gaming division.
“Under Sean and Jay’s leadership, Disney will bring best-in-class narrative experiences to gaming,” said Tasia Filippatos, president of Disney Consumer Products. “We’re grateful to everyone who has contributed to the success of Disney’s gaming division, which will define the genre.” way to entertain and help shape the future of the gaming industry.”
In February this year, Disney also announced an investment of US$1.5 billion in Epic Games, equivalent to approximately 10.8 billion yuan, and obtained part of its equity. Together, the two parties will create a new gaming and entertainment universe that will further expand Disney’s popular stories and experiences.
