World of Warcraft creative director apparently wishes Blizzard "hadn't called it 'Warcraft,'" and that hasn't gone down well

Some names are iconic. Warhammer. Final Fantasy. World of Warcraft. Every now and then we see a new 'WoW killer' with snazzy graphics, promises of innovation, and more cosmetics than you can count, but most just come and go without leaving a mark or ever threatening to topple the king. Ashes of Creation, New World, and even the likes of Final Fantasy 14 or Guild Wars 2 all somehow feel a bit minor in the face of Blizzard's classic MMO. But executive creative director Chris Metzen apparently regrets calling the franchise 'Warcraft,' and that statement has gone down about as well as you'd think. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS:Blizzard won't "change" Sylvanas Windrunner, even if her World of Warcraft Midnight return proves divisiveLife after World of Warcraft Midnight's launch looks great, with highly requested housing features and, erm, Prop HuntBlizzard panic-slashes World of Warcraft Midnight's fashion prices in half, but it's time to go further

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World of Warcraft creative director apparently wishes Blizzard "hadn't called it 'Warcraft,'" and that hasn't gone down well
Some names are iconic. Warhammer. Final Fantasy. World of Warcraft. Every now and then we see a new 'WoW killer' with snazzy graphics, promises of innovation, and more cosmetics than you can count, but most just come and go without leaving a mark or ever threatening to topple the king. Ashes of Creation, New World, and even the likes of Final Fantasy 14 or Guild Wars 2 all somehow feel a bit minor in the face of Blizzard's classic MMO. But executive creative director Chris Metzen apparently regrets calling the franchise 'Warcraft,' and that statement has gone down about as well as you'd think.

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RELATED LINKS:
Blizzard won't "change" Sylvanas Windrunner, even if her World of Warcraft Midnight return proves divisive
Life after World of Warcraft Midnight's launch looks great, with highly requested housing features and, erm, Prop Hunt
Blizzard panic-slashes World of Warcraft Midnight's fashion prices in half, but it's time to go further

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