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Red 5 on the move: "World of Warcraft" veterans launch online gaming company

Mark Kern, William Petras, and Taewon Yun, key developers and executives behind Blizzard Entertainment's hit "World of Warcraft," have announced the formation of Red 5 Studios, Inc.

Based in Aliso Veijo, California, the new company will focus on creating massively-multiplayer online entertainment -- a gaming genre that's now a global sensation.

Kern, Petras and Yun are all former Blizzard veterans. Mark Kern was Team Lead for World of Warcraft, and William Petras was Art Director on the project. Taewon Yun helped found Blizzard Korea where he was responsible of World of Warcraft?s launch and operations in Asia. Together they have over 30 years of experience developing and launching hit games such as Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo.



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