Jay Wilson, the game director of Blizzard's Diablo III, has announced he's leaving the company — and the gaming industry entirely.

"I'm leaving to pursue my original passion, writing," Wilson wrote on Twitter, announcing this as his final week at Blizzard. "It's what I was doing when I fell into this job, and I've always wanted to return to it."

Wilson has spent the last decade with Blizzard, originally joining the company in 2006. Prior to working at Blizzard, Wilson also served as a design director for Relic Entertainment's Company of Heroes and as lead designer on Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, among other titles.

Wilson became a public face for the game thanks to his comments about the game's now-closed auction house, which he called "the wrong solution" for what Blizzard was trying to do with the game. Wilson also came into the spotlight when he apologized for public comments he made regarding Blizzard North co-founder David Brevik's "mixed emotions" about Diablo III when the game first debuted in 2012.

Sad to say after 10 of the best years of my life this will be my last week at Blizzard, and in the games industry. — Jay Wilson (@Angryrobotics) June 6, 2016

I'm leaving to pursue my original passion, writing. It's what I was doing when I fell into this job, and I've always wanted to return to it. — Jay Wilson (@Angryrobotics) June 6, 2016

I will dearly miss my friends at Blizzard. They've been the best, most dedicated, most passionate group of people I've ever met. — Jay Wilson (@Angryrobotics) June 6, 2016

Diablo III released in 2012, originally earning a 9.5 from IGN . Wilson did not give details about his writing plans, instead thanking his co-workers at Blizzard in his farewell tweets.

Jonathon Dornbush is an Associate Editor at IGN. Talk to him about Kingdom Hearts, The Dark Tower, and whether he'll ever get around to Persona 4 before Persona 5 on Twitter @jmdornbush.