Bill Roper is a video game developer and has been a well-known figure in the worldwide gaming industry for over a decade. He served as a Vice President of Blizzard North and was a Director of Blizzard Entertainment from 1994 - 2003. Bill oversaw and managed all external projects, coordinated internal development teams, and headed Blizzard's project oversight teams where he was instrumental in shaping the direction of the company's games. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... Blizzard North is a division of Blizzard Entertainment. ... Blizzard Entertainment is an American PC game developer and publisher. ...

Bill worked directly on numerous million-selling games in varied producer positions and played a key role in the success of the Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo franchises. He also acted in and assisted with the direction of the voice recording for Blizzard’s titles, as well as personally representing the games to the global gaming community. Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy computer game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 1994. ... StarCraft is a real-time strategy computer game by Blizzard Entertainment. ... El Diablo is the Spanish term for the Devil. ...

After his departure from Blizzard Entertainment, he co-founded and holds the position of CEO for Flagship Studios, the developer of Hellgate: London. Flagship Studios is a computer game company currently mostly known for their high ratio of former employees of Blizzard Entertainment, one of the most successful game companies in the world. ...

Bill has also performed at the California Renaissance Pleasure Faires, as the character "Captain Black" since 1994. He is the co-founder of the renaissance-themed group, "The Poxy Boggards" [1], and sings baritone and tenor with the group. The Poxy Boggards are a Pasadena-based folk band, founded in 1994 at the Southern CA Renaissance Pleasure Faire. ...

Game titles

Below follows an incomplete list of games he has worked on, and the type of work he contributed to each title. For additional info, see his IMDB profile.

• Blackthorne (1994) - Music
  
• Warcraft: Orcs & Humans (1994) - Producer, Voiceover, Documentation
  
• Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (1995) - Design, Narration, Voiceover, Documentation
  
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal (1996) - Executive Producer, Story Consultant, Narration, Voiceover
  
• Diablo (1997) - Producer, Voice Production, Casting & Directing, Story, Voiceover, Documentation, Strike Team
  
• StarCraft (1998) - Producer, Voiceover, Documentation, Strike Team
  
• StarCraft: Brood War (1998) - Executive Producer, Voiceover, Documentation
  
• Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition (1999) - Producer
  
• Diablo II (2000) - Senior Producer, Voice Casting, Voiceover, Strike Team
  
• Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (2001) - Global Launch Team, Strike Team
  
• Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002) - Voiceover, Strike Team
  

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External links

• IMDB profile
• Official bio at Flagship Studios
• Developer bio at MobyGames
• Interview Hellgate: London
• July '03 Interview with GameSpy.com