"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
Former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan revealed that his 2021 departure from Blizzard was prompted by an ultimatum from the company's CFO regarding revenue targets and potential layoffs. Kaplan stated that the pressure to meet financial goals, exacerbated by the demands of the Overwatch League, led him to leave the company he had intended to retire from. The article also touches on the challenges faced by the development team due to the league's overmarketing and resource drain.
- Entities
- Company: Blizzard Entertainment
- Company: Activision
- Game: Overwatch 2
- Person: Jeff Kaplan
- Topic: Layoffs
- Topic: Game Development
- Topic: Esports
- Game: Overwatch
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