Joeyray Hall
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| File:17850882-joeyray-hall.jpg17850882-joeyray-hall.jpg Joeyray Hall in 2023 | |
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| 💼 Occupation | Video game artist, cinematic/video production |
| Known for | Work at Blizzard Entertainment |
| 👶 Children | 1 |
Joeyray Hall (also credited as Joey Ray Hall) is an American Twitch streamer and former video game artist and video/cinematic production specialist at Blizzard Entertainment. He is credited on more than 30 published titles across Blizzard franchises, including Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo.
He was one of the earliest members of Blizzard's developer and artist lineup, having joined the company the year it was founded.
Career
Having joined the company in September, 1991, Hall worked at Blizzard all the way until 2014, having a varied set of roles and skills. His credited contributions include artwork, 3D modelling, cinematic technical art, editing, and video/post-production supervision. Hall also contributed to cinematics and visual production for the book The Art of Warcraft (2002).
He later became involved in video and cinematic production for Collector’s Editions and marketing much of Blizzard's video material.
Selected game credits
The following is a selection of titles listing Hall in the credits:
| Year | Game | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Rock n' Roll Racing | Artwork |
| 1993 | The Lost Vikings | Artwork |
| 1994 | Warcraft: Orcs & Humans | Artwork / 3D modelling |
| 1995 | Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | 3D Artwork |
| 1997 | Diablo | Artwork |
| 1998 | StarCraft | Cinematic Technical Artist / Video Engineer |
| 1999 | Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition | Cinematic Technical Artist |
| 2000 | Diablo II | Cinematic Script Writer |
| 2002 | Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos | Cinematic / video production (Collector’s Edition) |
| 2003 | Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne | Cinematic / video production |
| 2004 | World of Warcraft | Video processing & post‑production supervisor |
| 2007 | World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade | Video production |
| 2012 | Diablo III | Video and post‑production supervisor |
| 2013 | StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | Video & post‑production supervisor |
| 2014 | Diablo III: Reaper of Souls | Video and post‑production supervisor |
| 2016 | Overwatch | Additional artist, technology & production |
| Year | Book | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Art of Warcraft | Cinematics |
South Park
Hall led the Blizzard team that worked with the South Park production staff to create the in-game machinima for the episode Make Love, Not Warcraft.[1] Sources have stated that the griefer character in the episode was modelled on Hall.[2][3] In a Reddit thread, Hall has confirmed this himself.[4]
Personal life
Hall has a son, Jason Hall, who is known online as Pirate Software and produces videos on the technical elements of game development. His son, an aspiring game developer known for producing the unfinished indie game Heartbound, has also worked at Blizzard.[5]
He is a Twitch streamer (going under the username "Yearjoy") and often plays a variety of Blizzard games he helped make on stream, most notably StarCraft 2.
Other
In World of Warcraft, the Azshara vendor NPC, Joeyray, was given his namesake. And in StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty, the bar in Mar Sara ("Joeyray's Bar"), which is featured in multiple cutscenes, was also named after Hall.
References
- ↑ Schreier, Jason (October 2024). Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment. New York City: Grand Central Publishing. pp. 120–121. ISBN 9781538725429. Search this book on
- ↑ "17 years after the legendary WoW episode, we finally know who the MMORPG nerd from South Park is". Mein MMO. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ Hasson, Noah (October 13, 2014). "The Antagonist of South Park's Best Gaming Episode Was Based on a Real‑Life Blizzard Developer". Cracked. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ "I also led the team that did the "Make Love, Not Warcraft" episode of South Park and was the model for 'He Who Has No Life'". Reddit. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ "How streamer Pirate Software gained nearly two million subs in six months". Mashable. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
External links
- Joeyray Hall at MobyGames
- Yearjoy (Joeyray Hall's channel) on Twitch
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