470 - The Instance: The Chris Metzen Interview
The Instance: Deep Dives for Gamers
Scott Johnson
4.8 • 8.8K Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2016
⏱️ 80 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by Royal London, the UK's largest mutual, life, pensions and investment company. |
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| 0:30.0 | This is my hobby now. I seek for out-of-print war hammer miniatures. |
| 0:42.0 | You probably know this voice. |
| 0:43.0 | Guys, you might be wondering, what kind of jackass rolls out wearing a lion sweater and carrying a doomer. |
| 0:52.0 | The quick easy answer to that is, this kind of jackass. |
| 0:55.0 | I'm exactly that kind of jackass today. The lion's hard. |
| 1:00.0 | You can shout out if you want. Guys, today, we celebrate as one. |
| 1:06.0 | Today, you will be honored as one. |
| 1:09.0 | Because today, you find out what your new expansion is. |
| 1:14.0 | I want you to open your hearts and your minds to what comes next. |
| 1:29.0 | You are about to get a glimpse into the future. |
| 1:45.0 | In September 2016, Chris Metzen, then head of Story and Franchise Development at Blizzard Entertainment, |
| 1:53.0 | announced he would be retiring from the company. |
| 1:56.0 | This took gamers and long-time Blizzard fans by complete surprise, but as it turns out, |
| 2:00.0 | it's not always easy to see the reasons why your creative heroes move on to new things. |
| 2:05.0 | I'm Scott Johnson, and today, I have a special interview with Chris Metzen. |
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