![]() In-game net bookings were $1.29 billion (up from $1.01 billion for Q1 2022).Īctivision Blizzard generated $577 million in operating cash flow for the quarter (down from $642 for Q1 2022). The Principal Game Designer job title itself means working on the core systems, and if we had to hazard a guess, we'd say classes and their balancing, whether via gear or other systems, might be one of Kim's focuses.Īctivision Blizzard announced their financial results for Q1 2023 and we have the highlights.įor the quarter ended March 31, 2023, Activision Blizzard's net bookings were $1.86 billion (up from $1.48 billion for Q1 2022). On the WoW side of things, some players have been complaining about the game having moved towards Diablo systems in the past, with World Quests and especially the RNG nature of loot, so they might not be too happy with this particular move, but Kim has been very good at balance, coming from a very heavy StarCraft background. As spotted by Rhykker, his replacement on the D4 team seems to be Joe Piepiora, who was promoted from within the D4 team. ![]() It seems likely that Kim will stay in WoW for a while at least, and it's unclear if he'll be returning to Diablo, which doesn't seem like a good thing for the 4th installment, but as it's still a long way away, it might not be that big of an issue. On the D4 side of things, we're not quite sure what this means, as it seems unlikely the job was "done" and so Kim could move on, and it's a lot more likely he was needed in WoW due to Shadowlands crunch (as he started the job back in September), since it was all hands on deck to get the expansion out the door. Kim has been moving around a lot, with his longest stint coming from StarCraft 2, where he started at Blizzard back in 2007, jumping in to Heroes of the Storm, back to SC2 and then Diablo 4 most recently. "The Two Faces of Dr.It seems David Kim is the Jack of all trades in Blizzard, as he's once again moved to a new franchise within the company! The Diablo 4 Lead Systems Designer, who was very front and center at the BlizzCon D4 announcement, has moved to the position of Principal Game Designer for World of Warcraft: Mumm-Ra, Addicus, Captain Koinelius Tunar, othersĪcademic Dr. Hodgson, Reddick, Sir Anthony Haden-Scott "Chocolate Sailor/The Good, the Bad and the Toothless"Ĭham Syndulla, Jedi Master Ima-Gun-Di, Rush Clovis, othersĬaptain, Dr. Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the RealmsĮp. Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United ![]() Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden Worldĭirect-to-video and television films Year Filmography Voice acting Feature films Year They live in Los Angeles and have a daughter named Natasha. Personal life ĭownes married American actress Michael Ann Young on 6 November 2004. Downes had previously voiced the character in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. In July 2021, Downes voiced Cham Syndulla in Star Wars: The Bad Batch. ĭownes maintains a personal YouTube channel, on which he uploads behind-the-scenes footage of his work over the years. His live-action television roles include Pockla in Angel, Byron and Morann Babylon 5, and Machida in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, while his voice work on television includes The Master on The Strain and various roles on Regular Show, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and ThunderCats.ĭownes' video game roles include various characters in Gears of War and Metal Gear, Travis Touchdown in No More Heroes, Captain Slag in Ratchet & Clank, a selectable voice for the male protagonist in Saints Row: The Third, the Medic in Team Fortress 2, Spider in Destiny 2: Forsaken, the Prophet of Regret in Halo 2, Brynjolf in Skyrim, Robert in The Last of Us, Captain Conrad Roth in Tomb Raider, various characters across the Uncharted franchise, The Prince in Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, and Cyclops and Pyro in X-Men Legends. Career ĭownes has voiced characters in animated films such as Ack in How to Train Your Dragon, David in the English dub of Steamboy, and Manchester Black in Superman vs. He earned an MFA from Temple University in Philadelphia. Robin Atkin Downes is an English actor known for his work in animation and video games.ĭownes was born in London.
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