World of Warcraft: Midnight is clearly the work of Blizzard veteran Chris Metzen

In 2023, Blizzard’s Chris Metzen took to the stage at BlizzCon to announce not one, but threeWorld of Warcraftexpansions: 2024’s The War Within, new release Midnight, and the forthcoming The Last Titan. It was a significant moment: a return to the spotlight for the fan-favorite Metzen, who had retired in 2016 but returned in 2022, first as a creative advisor and then as executive creative director of the Warcraft universe.