It’s been over 20 years since we first set foot in Azeroth, and World of Warcraft, despite its dips and troughs, has more than stood the test of time. However, Blizzard was skeptical it would make it this far, and as former VC Jeff Kaplan tells Lex Fridman in a fresh interview, it was this internal worry that sparked Project Titan, an ill-fated MMO that was ultimately canned in 2014.
Blizzard initially feared World of Warcraft would only “be successful for five years,” says former VC Jeff Kaplan
13 March 20260

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