After returning as creative advisor last year
Metzen’s latest move back into the Blizzard fold sees him step up from advisor to a full-time role as executive creative director for the Warcraft universe. In an announcement post on X, Blizzard said that the veteran dev’s main focus will be “crafting the next generation of adventures” with the World of Warcraft team.
Metzen’s own announcement added: “It’s been amazing working on Warcraft again. Like coming home. The stories we’re developing right now – how the world unfolds over the next few years… Well, I can’t wait for y’all to see where we’re headed.”
It’s been amazing working on Warcraft again. Like coming home. The stories we’re developing right now – how the world unfolds over the next few years… Well, I can’t wait for y’all to see where we’re headed.SOON… :)https://t.co/7hPIR8YEr0
Metzen teased that we’ll see the outcome of that work “SOON”, with Blizzard saying a reveal will take place at this year’s BlizzCon, which takes place on November 3rd and 4th.
While Metzen had left Blizzard half a decade before the publisher faced a lawsuit from the State of Californiaover its toxic workplace, and faced no direct accusations himself, Metzenpublicly apologisedat the time for “the part I played in a culture that fostered harassment, inequality and indifference”, adding “there is no excuse” for Blizzard’s “failed” culture.
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