He was rehired after retirement, and Chris Metzen, the founder of "Warcraft", was appointed as the full-time creative director of Blizzard series games.

CTOnews.com, September 27 (Xinhua)-- Chris Metzen, one of the founders of Warcraft's game universe, joined the game development team in 1994, then worked for the company for 23 years before retiring in 2016, but last year Chris Metzen was rehired as a "creative consultant" for the series of games and oversaw the production of extensions such as the Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King and Cataclysm.

Blizzard announced today that Chris Metzen has been appointed full-time executive creative director of the "Warcraft" series. His next focus is to help the World of Warcraft team build "the next generation of adventures", and officials say they will share some "what they are producing" at the upcoming Blizzard Carnival.

▲ Picture Source Chris Metzen's post on the X platform CTOnews.com also learned that this year's Blizzard Carnival will be held from November 3 to November 4, the first time the event has been held offline since 2019.