Chris Metzen

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Chris Metzen is the Vice President of Creative Development at Blizzard Entertainment.

Chris began his career in Blizzard Entertainment as an artist.In Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness he took his first big role as the designer of the story, but also made artwork and voice acting.In Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal Blizzard Entertainment outsourced Cyberlore Studios to make the game,so Chris was in charge of storyline editions. His style characterized the earlier Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo series and he eventually art director.Eventually his position in creative development has given him the reins over lore and storylines created for the games of the Blizzard franchise, the foundations of which were laid by previous designers.