The appointment of Johanna Faries as Blizzard’s President is a watershed moment for the company, symbolizing not only a transition in leadership but also a reaffirmation of its commitment to ...

Johanna Faries will officially start as the president of Blizzard on February 5, 2024. For the latest Activision Blizzard news post-Microsoft acquisition, Shacknews has you covered.

With former president Mike Ybarra leaving Blizzard, new owner Microsoft was left with the task of filling those president-sized shoes, and it’s former Call Of Duty general manager Johanna Faries ...

Johanna Faries is Blizzard’s new President Following the end of the infamous Bobby Kotick’s reign over Activision Blizzard, and the unexpected departure of Mike Ybarra as part of the recent ...

Blizzard Entertainment has a new president, Johanna Faries. Effective February 5, Johanna Faries will succeed Mike Ybarra, who left the company last week after news of Xbox and Activision laying ...

Game developer Blizzard Entertainment has hired Johanna Faries as its first president since the studio's parent company, Activision Blizzard Inc., was purchased by Microsoft Corp. last year for ...

Microsoft has officially appointed Johanna Faries as Blizzard Entertainment's new president. World of Warcraft developer Blizzard Entertainment will now be officially spearheaded by Call of Duty's ...

Blizzard Entertainment, the video-game development studio acquired by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) for $69 billion, appointed Johanna Faries as its new president, succeeding Mike Ybarra.

Jez Corden asked Faries about the prospect of making new adaptations of Blizzard properties, in context of the success of things like the Super Mario Bros. Movie and Cyberpunk Edgerunners.

Faries is definitely a veteran in the video game industry, but a complete stranger to the wider public. Johanna Faries has been brought up by Microsoft Gaming as the new head of Blizzard ...

Blizzard Entertainment President Johanna Faries poses for a picture at Blizzard Entertainment headquarters in Irvine, Calif., Thursday, March 6, 2025. Credit: AP/Damian Dovarganes ...

Blizzard was said to be particularly hard hit as Microsoft fired around 1,900 people. Faries, a former National Football League executive, joined Activision as the head of Call of Duty esports in ...