{"id":193508,"date":"2023-09-26T14:56:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T21:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sirusgaming.com\/?p=193508"},"modified":"2023-09-26T14:56:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T21:56:45","slug":"blizzard-veteran-becomes-warcrafts-executive-creative-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sirusgaming.com\/blizzard-veteran-becomes-warcrafts-executive-creative-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Blizzard Veteran Becomes Warcraft\u2019s Executive Creative Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Blizzard Entertainment veteran has been appointed as the new Warcraft<\/a>\u2019s executive creative director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blizzard has recently appointed Chris Metzen as the new Warcraft\u2019s executive creative director. He was one of the original team members who worked on the Warcraft universe when it started in 1994. He was in the company for 23 years before he retired in 2016 before he rejoined the studio again as the creative advisor for Warcraft\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are excited to share that Chris Metzen has taken on a full-time role as Executive Creative Director of the Warcraft universe,\u201d Blizzard\u00a0announced<\/a>. Right now, his main focus is supporting our\u00a0World of Warcraft\u00a0leadership in crafting the next generation of adventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChris was instrumental in developing the foundations of the Warcraft universe, and we are thrilled for him to re-join our teams in shaping what\u2019s to come. At BlizzCon, he and the team will be sharing what we\u2019ve been working on. We hope to see you there!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The upcoming BlizzCon will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in California from November 3-4 2023. This will be the convention\u2019s first in-person event since 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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