- Tim Morten(src)
Tim Morten is the former production director for StarCraft II[1], and the game's former lead producer.[2]
He left his position in late 2019.[3]
Biography[]
Morten's first Blizzard game was Warcraft II.[4] He later played the original StarCraft in his youth.[5]
Morten received his bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego. He began his career at Activision as an engineer and later as a producer and director where he worked on games including Return to Zork, the MechWarrior 2 series, and Heavy Gear. He then founded Savage Entertainment, serving as CEO and producer for various licensed titles and co-productions, including games based Transformers, Star Wars, Marvel, and He-Man.
He helped develop various training tools for the US Department of Defense, including Darwars: Ambush!, DARPA RealWorld, and Crises Simulator. Before joining Blizzard, he served as Director of Product Development on Command & Conquer.
Morten joined Blizzard Entertainment in 2014[6] and left the StarCraft II team in late 2019,[7] as it became clear that another RTS was unlikely due to the immense popularity of Overwatch and the development focus on Diablo IV.[8]
He later co-founded Frost Giant Studios.[9]
References[]
- ↑ 2016-11-05. BlizzCon 2016: Foundations for the Future. Youtube. Accessed 2016-11-05.
- ↑ 2014-11-04, Come Hang Out at the Community Corner!. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2014-05-11.
- ↑ 2020-01-06, The Listening Game: Pilot 002 - Tim Morten. Youtube.com, accessed on 2020-01-06.
- ↑ 2018-12-02, 20 YEARS OF STARCRAFT: AN IGN RETROSPECTIVE. IGN, accessed on 2018-12-03.
- ↑ 2015-06-26, Blizzard's Secrets of Storytelling in StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void. GameSpot, accessed on 2015-06-28.
- ↑ BlizzCon 2016 Press Kit: Legacy of the Void Developer - Tim Morten. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2016-11-11.
- ↑ 2020-01-06, The Listening Game: Pilot 002 - Tim Morten. Youtube.com, accessed on 2020-01-06.
- ↑ 2022-06-10, StarCraft 2's veterans left Blizzard to make Stormgate, the co-op RTS of their dreams. PCGamer, accessed on 2022-07-06
- ↑ Blizzard vets form Frost Giant Studios, Gamesindustry.biz. Accessed on 2020-10-22.