Metzen had retired back in 2016 after decades of working on Warcraft and Blizzards other games.
Its expected that Metzen will follow that up by moving onto other connected projects.
Metzen even voiced orc shaman Thrall.
Blizzards president Mike YbarrasharedHights message and welcomed Metzens return.
I wish my apology could make any kind of difference.
World Of Warcraft is downloadable fromBattle.net, but does charge a monthly subscription.
The games latest expansion, Dragonflight, launched in November and costs 40/$50/50.
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