In the midst of rumors that the business keeps an IPO, disagreement in view appointed Former Vice Chairman of Activision Blizzard Humam Sakhnini as CEO. Discord co-founder Jason Citron will leave his CEO after thirteen years at the company.

Discord is in front of the game and social media spaces – despite the initial rise as a platform for online players who multiplayer to communicate, it has become a prominent social media platform in its own ritual, growing to more than 200 million active users.

The company’s choice to appoint a new CEO from the game industry indicates that it sees its future Moreso in games as in social networks. Discord noted in its press release that the company “refocused on its game roots” to investigate monetization opportunities in advertising and micro-transactions.

But advertising and micro-transactions are not exactly music for gamers’ ears. The appointment of Sakhnini, along with the impending IPO, can make fans attentive that the company can move in a more corporate, profit -hungry direction. Sakhnini was also CEO of the Activision Blizzard possession King, a mobile game developer who makes games like Candy Crush, who thrives on advertising and micro-transactions.

Citron will remain involved as an advisor for the CEO and a member of the Board of Directors.

Citron is looking forward to taking a break after 13 years of a fast -growing start. Did he say Venture beat That he wants to play Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Blue Prince and Baldur’s Gate III.