Marvel Heroes Creator Leaves Gazillion Entertainment

David Brevik, CEO of Gazillion Entertainment and former creative director on Marvel Heroes, announced today that he is leaving the company to work on new projects.

In a statement on the Marvel Heroes message board, Brevik explained that he was leaving the company to go independent and get his hands dirty creating games again, but he'll remain a part of the Marvel Heroes community:

After doing this for several years, I really want to get back to developing games and programming. I got into this industry to make games and I miss the day-to-day creation process.

That said, it was difficult, because I love Marvel Heroes. I love our community. I love the team I helped assemble. We have an incredibly talented staff here and I know that the game is in great hands. I believe in the future of the game and I know a lot of the amazing things that are being worked on. The game has some really cool features coming that I know I will enjoy. Yes, I will still be playing the game. Yes, I will still be streaming. I will still be sending the team feedback and information and suggestions. I may not work at Gazillion, but I love this game. I'm very proud of what we accomplished.

As for what's next, I am going to go indie. I'm going back to doing the things I love most: programming and making games. We will have more information about that in the future.

Brevik was president of Blizzard North, creators of Diablo, for 11 years. He joined Gazillion and 2009 and help develop the company's Marvel MMO. The free-to-play game was relaunched as Marvel Heroes 2015 in 2014.

via Polygon