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.jpg) Hall in 2024 | ||||||||||
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| Born | Jason Thor Hall July 17, 1987 | |||||||||
| Origin | Washington (state), United States | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
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| Website | gopiratesoftware | |||||||||
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| Followers | 1.2 million | |||||||||
| Associated acts | Ludwig Ahgren | |||||||||
| Website | piratesoftware | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
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| Subscribers | 2.28 million[1] | |||||||||
| Views | 2.39 billion[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: June 30th 2025 | ||||||||||
Jason Thor Hall (born July 17, 1987[2]), known online as Pirate Software,[3][4] is an American Twitch streamer, YouTuber and video game developer.[5][6] A former Blizzard Entertainment employee, he is known for developing indie games, most notably Heartbound,[7][8] and maintaining a ferret rescue.[9][better source needed] He gained popularity through YouTube Shorts.[9][better source needed]
- ^ a b "About @PirateSoftware". YouTube.
- ^ Schuhmann (January 20, 2025). "Former Blizzard Employee Calls His Kick from the Twitch Guild Dumb, Explains What's Next for WoW HC". Mein-MMO. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Weatherbed, Jess (April 2, 2024). "Twitch's Hype Train record smashed again by Pirate Software". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 27, 2025. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ Allsop, Ken (November 2, 2024). "The director of a long-awaited new MMORPG is fighting players in game as a PvP 'raid boss'". PCGamesN. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Koselke-2024was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Allsop, Ken (July 12, 2024). "Hit survival game Once Human will refund duplicate cosmetics after meeting with ex Blizzard dev". PCGamesN. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ Ostler, Anne-Marie (January 12, 2024). "Former MMO dev reveals the random mundane object that stopped World of Warcraft's first bots in their tracks". GamesRadar+. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
While Hall has parted ways with Blizzard, he's still very much involved in making games. His latest project is Heartbound
- ^ Jagneaux, David (January 27, 2017). "Heartbound First Hands-On Preview: Could This Be the Next Undertale?". IGN. Archived from the original on July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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