The general manager for Overwatch Walter Kong is stepping up to a new position. 

In a post on LinkedIn, the industry vet announced that he was taking on the role of senior vice president and head of development for live games/mobile. This is Kong's second stint at Blizzard; he joined the company back in 2011 as senior director for strategic initiatives and worked there for almost seven years. In 2018, he was hired by Epic Games as head of product management, analytics and business operations before returning to Blizzard in 2020 as executive producer. Almost two years later he was promoted to general manager for Overwatch. 

In his new position, Kong is still going to be heading up the strategy for the company's team shooter, but will also be working on Hearthstone, as well as mobile titles Diablo Immortal and Warcraft Rumble – though Blizzard is no longer developing new content for the latter title and has laid off most of its staff. 

"When I first walked onto the Blizzard campus as an employee in August 2011, I felt awestruck for most of my first day. It was hard to believe that I had a job working for Blizzard," Kong wrote. 

"Even after fourteen years, I still have to occasionally pinch myself. I'm honoured and grateful that I've been presented opportunities over those years to collaborate with talented colleagues and to make impact at a company I so love and admire."

He continued: "I am greatly looking forward to working with these talented teams across a wide range of initiatives, existing and new. Additionally, I'm committed to fostering an environment of continuous learning, collaboration, and growth for all of our team members."