About the creator

Career

Writer, Director, Game designer

Born

22 November 1973

Place of birth

United States

Known games

7

Chris Metzen is an American writer, artist and designer who joined Blizzard Entertainment in 1993 and rose to senior vice president of story and franchise development. He retired in 2016, later co-founded Warchief Gaming, and returned to Blizzard in 2022; since 2023 he has served as executive creative director of Warcraft.