Activision Blizzard’s Chris Paulson Joins Skybound Games

Chris Paulson, a former executive at Activision Blizzard, has joined the team at Skybound Games, a division of The Walking Dead company Skybound Entertainment. Paulson will serve as executive vice president and general manager of games publishing.

Most recently, Paulson served as Activision Blizzard’s vice president of product management for the Diablo franchise. His biggest launches include World of Warcraft: Shadowlands and Diablo IV.

Paulson is joining the team along with Jeff Chaiken, a former executive at Electronic Arts who has been appointed the senior vice president of corporate development and strategy.

“I am humbled and excited to join a company with such a rich history of creating fandom through compelling storytelling and world creation. Skybound’s legacy speaks for itself, and I can’t wait to collaborate with our talented development teams and build the publishing team to bring incredibly fun gaming experiences in those worlds to millions of fans,” said Paulson in a statement.

“I’m especially excited about the secret project the team has already been working on; I can’t wait to help bring this exceptional game to the world!”

To kick off his new role, Paulson is being charged with leading commercial strategy and marketing efforts for Skybound‘s upcoming games, including a newly announced secret project. “[The game] has been developing in stealth mode since last year,” said Skybound CEO David Alpert.

“With Chris’ remarkable track record in launching successful games, his strong leadership abilities, and his strategic approach to publishing, we are confident that he will elevate our iconic Skybound IP, delivering an exceptional experience to not only our fans, but entirely new audiences, in our new venture.”