Gaming giant Activision Blizzard’s president and COO — responsible for hit gaming franchises such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Diablo and Overwatch — is set to become Yuga Lab's next CEO.
“Someone of that caliber jumping into the NFT space to head one of the leading companies?! Huge news & positive signal for our whole industry,” he said.from Yuga Labs, Alegre will work closely with Yuga Labs founders Wylie Aronow and Greg Solano.
Yuga Labs co-founder Wylie Aronow explained they had “been on the hunt for someone with Daniel’s skill set for some time,” to help with “our vision of a truly interoperable metaverse.” In a statement, Alegre said he looked forward to the new role, noting that the company’s pipeline of products, partnership and IP represents a “massive opportunity to define the metaverse” in a way that gives creators and users ownership of their identity and digital assets.
Some personal news, I have made the decision to leave my role as President and Chief Operating Officer of Activision Blizzard at the end of Q1 next year to pursue a new opportunity.His contract with Blizzard ends on March 31, 2023, at which point he will take the reigns of CEO at Yuga Labs. The currently serving CEO of Yuga Labs, Nicole Muniz, is set to stay on as a partner and strategic advisor.
It has been working on a Metaverse product called"Otherside,” which makes use of gaming mechanics from mainstream MMORPGs and Web3 tech.
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