Overwatch co-creator claims he was told if game didn’t hit certain revenue goals “we’re gonna lay off a 1000 people and it’s gonna be on you”
Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan revealed that he was threatened with layoffs of 1,000 employees if Overwatch 2 did not meet specific revenue targets. Kaplan stated that unreasonable expectations placed on the Overwatch League contributed to his departure from Blizzard Entertainment.
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- Company: Blizzard Entertainment
- Game: Overwatch 2
- Topic: Business
- Person: Jeff Kaplan
- Game: Fortnite
- Topic: Game Development
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