Bobby Kotick, former CEO of Activision Blizzard, criticized the Warcraft film as a significant distraction for Blizzard, leading to delays in game expansions and patches. He believes it played a role in Chris Metzen's decision to leave the company, as Metzen was burned out during the film's production. Despite the film's worldwide box office gross of $439.1 million, Kotick deemed it one of the worst movies he had ever seen. The Warcraft movie's impact was so profound that Kotick later pleaded with Metzen to return to Blizzard, which he did in 2022.
It took a lot of resources and distracted [Blizzard], you know patches weren't getting done on time and... it was one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
Bobby Kotick expressed regret over the Warcraft movie, stating it was a major distraction for Blizzard and attributed to Chris Metzen's burnout.
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