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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Chris metzen - The Untold Story

WoW's Horde/Alliance split was 'really controversial', says Jeff Kaplan, to the point where it was only locked in 9-12 months before the game's launch

"He liked the fact you were instantly on a team."

PC Gamer

World of Warcraft producer says Chris Metzen sometimes wishes Blizzard hadn't called it Warcraft because 'it sounds intimidating,' and some fans are not taking it well

It wasn't a serious comment, but some folks are taking it way too seriously.

PC Gamer

Bobby Kotick says he'd never have raised World of Warcraft's subscription by even a dollar because 'it's a prickly audience, you don't wanna do too much to agitate them'

But also calls it "the best subscription business of all time."

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Bobby Kotick reckons the Warcraft film was 'a terrible idea' for Blizzard, and in the end 'was one of the worst movies I've ever seen'

"It took a lot of resources and distracted them."

PC Gamer

It's not just the Worldsoul Saga - World of Warcraft lead Chris Metzen says Blizzard is "mapping out" the MMO upwards of patch 17.0

The War Within barely scratches the surface of Blizzard's plans

GamesRadar

After 12 years at Blizzard, Warcraft general manager John Hight announces departure: 'I've been so honored to serve all of the heroes of Azeroth'

Hight's legacy at Blizzard will be the people he encouraged: "This goofy little guy saw my potential and gave me a shot."

PC Gamer

Here are the first details on new Stormgate hero Maloc, a tanky fire-caster voiced by Chris Metzen

The first Infernal Host hero will debut in the next beta build alongside new units and other updates.

PC Gamer

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The state of WoW going into 2024: Blizzard had to deliver the best year ever for World of Warcraft, and it did

Dragonflight’s roaring success (and Classic's staying power) saved the 20-year-old MMO.

PC Gamer

World of Warcraft's disjointed story 'is something that we need to improve', says MMO's director, 'I can completely acknowledge that is a weakness'

World of Warcraft director Ion Hazzikostas aims to fix problems with the MMORPG's story structure.

TechRadar

WoW's game director says he's keen on organising its scattered story for new players: 'that is a weakness ... Chris Metzen and I chatted [about it] a bunch'

Work work.

PC Gamer

WoW Classic devs say Season of Discovery won't be “any sort of alternate history for World of Warcraft”

"Our narrative approach to Season of Discovery is 'found photographs'"

GamesRadar

'We didn't set out to recruit a Hollywood cast': Marvel star Simu Liu's love of StarCraft led to a big role in upcoming RTS Stormgate

Stormgate is launching on Steam in early access this summer.

PC Gamer

Warcraft’s game director explains why Blizzard debuted three expansions at once: 'Speaking it out loud makes it real'

PC Gamer

'World of Warcraft' The War Within and 'Cataclysm Classic': Release Date and Features For the Massive Updates

'World of Warcraft' gets a major new expansion series for both standard and Classic versions. Here's what the future holds for Azeroth.

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Will World of Warcraft ever come to Xbox, PlayStation, or Nintendo Switch? Blizzard gives us an update.

Now that Microsoft owned Activision-Blizzard, the firm may be willing to invest in finally bringing the legendary, near-20-year-old MMO to consoles. Here's the latest info.

GamesRadar

BlizzCon 2023 recap: The triumphant return of Chris Metzen pushes Blizzard past some missed opportunities

OPINION: World of Warcraft stole the show at BlizzCon this year

Windows Central

World of Warcraft 'The War Within' has a $90 early access preorder bundle, and it's incredibly out of touch

Yesterday's Blizzcon 2023 went off without a hitch, almost. Despite tons of exciting news, Blizzard still managed to drop the ball with this egregious $90 preorder bonus for the next expansion.

TechRadar

Blizzard announces not one but three new World of Warcraft expansions as it unveils The Worldsoul Sega

Three new expansions are coming to World of Warcraft, starting with World of Warcraft The War Within

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Blizzard announces World of Warcraft's next 3 expansions: 'We ain't screwin' around,' declares Chris Metzen

"We are working to establish a thundering heartbeat for this franchise," the returning WoW creative director said.

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The next 3 World of Warcraft expansions have been revealed as part of the Worldsoul Saga

The War Within, Midnight, and The Last Titan are coming to WoW

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