World of Warcraft Game Director Steps Down to Work on new Project

World of Warcraft Game Director Tom Chilton fabricated the announcement on the Battle.net forums that he is stepping down as game manager for the popular MMORPG, Earth of Warcraft. Ion Hazzikostas, Globe of Warcraft'south Lead Game Designer, will be stepping upward and bold the function of game director; by the mode, we've interviewed Ion at Gamescom 2022 on Legion.

Chilton started his work on World of Warcraft dorsum in 2004 when he came on as a senior game designer. This was back when simply sixty people worked on the game and players were still using punch-upward to log into the game client. Chilton will remain at Blizzard and joked that he'southward 'just down the hall' working on a new project. There's no discussion all the same on exactly what new project Chilton volition be on.

My personal journey working on WoW as Game Director is at an end, but my journey with Blizzard isn't. I'll still exist here, but will be focusing on another project inside the visitor. However, information technology'south with great pleasance that I announce Ion Hazzikostas will be taking my place as Game Manager for World of Warcraft.

I know that WoW will be in bully easily with Ion at the helm. He's been an integral part of the team for more than eight years and has contributed to so many aspects of the game's evolution—from class design to encounter design and well-nigh everything in between. He too has an amazing team at his side—the same epic crew that brought you lot all the content you're enjoying in Legion.

As a member of the WoW team, I tin can assure yous that the future for World of Warcraft continues to be bright—and equally a player, I'yard excited to find what's in shop side by side aslope all of yous. World of Warcraft is the production of the passion of both the team and all of its players, so I'd also similar to thank each of you for the wonderful journey that working on the WoW development squad has been.

Thanks, and may you lot have many more epic adventures!

Earth of Warcraft Legion is out at present on PC and Mac. Fans are eagerly awaiting the start major content update, Return to Karazhan, that's bringing the Mythic 5-actor Karazhan dungeon, new raid and a ton of new content.