Blizzard story overlord Chris Metzen retires aged 42

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Chris Metzen is retiring. He's leaving Blizzard Entertainment after more than 20 years' service. He, the overseer of story at arguably the world's most successful game maker. He, the earring-wearing cool guy on the BlizzCon stage. He, the voice of Thrall. Retiring. And he's only 42.
Metzen is retiring because, let's face it, he can, and because he has a wife and three kids - including a newborn baby - to focus on. "That's my career now," Metzen wrote at the end of a heartfelt open letter that I've pulled chunks from below.
"I had just turned 20 years old when I started working at Blizzard," the letter began. "Seems like a lifetime ago. Guess it was.
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