The company operates two studios: Moonshot and Secret Door

Sep 24, 2020 17:40 GMT  ·  By

Blizzard fans will be thrilled to learn that one of the most iconic figures in the gaming industry, Mike Morhaime, the co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, announced this week the launch of a new game company: Dreamhaven.

The new company has already established two game studios – Moonshot and Secret Door. Moonshot is led by former Hearthstone lead Jason Chayes and also includes other Blizzard veterans like creative director Ben Thompson, and former Starcraft II and Heroes of the Storm director Dustin Browder.

Secret Door's studio head, Chris Sigaty, a former executive producer on Hearthstone, StarCraft II, and Heroes of the Storm, is joined by other Blizzard ex-employees such as Alan Dabiri and Eric Dodds.

We’re almost trying to create a haven for creators who want an environment that is development-friendly, values product, and player experience over short-term financial pressures. We believe in the power of gaming to bring people together and as an escape from the unpleasant things that reality can bring.

In that sense, it’s a haven as well. We like the imagery of a lighthouse as a beacon, and that inspires us because we hope that Dreamhaven can be a beacon of hope to others in the industry who share our values and philosophies. There is a better way of approaching business and game creation that can work and be sustainable and be a lot of fun and yield positive results,” said Mike Morhaime in an interview with VentureBeat.

Morhaime didn't reveal any projects that might be in the works at either of the two studios, but both are currently hiring more people, so if you're working in the gaming industry, you might want o check out Dreamhaven's website.

On a side note, Activision-Blizzard will launch the new World of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion on October 27, although hardcore fans who played through the alpha and beta builds claim the new content is far from being finished.