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"We're going to lay off 1,000 people and that's going to be on you": Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan says redundancy ultimatum led to his Blizzard exit

Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has described the events which lead up to his decision to leave Blizzard in 2021.

Overwatch's Jeff Kaplan left Blizzard for the most depressing reason possible

Former Overwatch game director and one-time face of the brand Jeff Kaplan left Blizzard Entertainment in 2021, after 19 years at the company. He's been quietly working on another game since leaving, ...
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Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan on his exit from Activision Blizzard: 'It was the biggest f**k you moment I've had in my career'

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Former Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan reveals why he left Blizzard

Jeff Kaplan, former Overwatch co-creator, revealed that the pressure of reaching a recurring revenue for Overwatch has convinced him to quit Activision Blizzard after 19 years. In a podcast interview ...
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Jeff Kaplan explains why the Overwatch League failed, but I think Blizzard failed the Overwatch League

Jeff Kaplan recently spoke about the failure of the Overwatch League, but I think he's a bit off base about why it failed.