Chris Metzen
Christopher Vincent "Chris" Metzen (born November 22, 1973 ), also known as Thundergod , is an American game developer , voice actor , artist and author.
He was Vice President of Creative Development at Blizzard Entertainment and was responsible for the background stories of the well-known computer game series Warcraft , StarCraft and Diablo , until he announced in early September 2016, after 23 years at Blizzard, that he would end his career in order to be with his family dedicate.
At BlizzCon , Metzen always presented the news for World of Warcraft during the opening ceremony . After Metzen retired, J. Allen Brack took over this role at BlizzCon 2017 .
Web links
Commons : Chris Metzen - Collection of images, videos and audio files
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- Chris Metzen at MobyGames (English)
- Chris Metzen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Chris Metzen in WoWWiki (English)
credentials
- ↑ Andre Linken: Blizzard Entertainment - Story Pope Chris Metzen stops In: gamestar.de from September 13, 2016. Accessed on September 13, 2016.
- ↑ BlizzCon 2017 Opening Ceremony On youtube.com November 3, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
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| SURNAME | Metzen, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Metzen, Christopher Vincent (full name); Thundergod (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American game developer, voice actor, artist, and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1973 |