Blizzard legend Chris Metzen returns to WoW dev team in new role

Longtime Blizzard Entertainment icon and World of Warcraft developer Chris Metzen has returned to the game he once laid the groundwork on nearly two decades ago. Today, the company announced that Metzen is back on the WoW team as the game’s executive creative director. 

Metzen was an original member of the Warcraft development team when the franchise only had real-time strategy games to its name. His original 23-year stint at Blizzard included time as the senior vice president of story and franchise development for World of Warcraft before he retired in 2016. Last fall, he took on a part-time advisory role with Blizzard, and now, Metzen is back with the company on a full-time basis. 

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