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Jeff Kaplan left Blizzard over layoff threats, unrealistic Overwatch League targets

Jeff Kaplan sheds light on why he left Blizzard - and how Overwatch League was expected to make "NFL money".

Overwatch League Explains Secret Meaning Behind Jeff Kaplans Goodbye

Five years later, fans finally understand Jeff Kaplan's sudden departure from Overwatch and Blizzard.
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Ex-Overwatch boss Jeff Kaplan reveals he quit Blizzard over threat to blame him for 1,000 layoffs

Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan has revealed he left Blizzard after he was told he could be blamed for 1,000 layoffs.
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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.
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Activision Blizzard lays off around 50 esports staff amid a potential Overwatch League overhaul

Amid the pending takeover of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, the former has laid off around 50 employees from its esports division. The company is also preparing for some potential huge changes to ...
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Long flights, mirror metas and an uncertain 2020 for Overwatch League

On Sept. 29, 2019, the San Francisco Shock swept the Vancouver Titans in front of a full house at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia to win the second Overwatch League grand championship. At a ...

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 ...

"It felt surreal to be in that condition."

Jeff Kaplan, the former boss of the Overwatch team, has finally revealed why he left Blizzard after nearly 20 years with the company, pinning the blame on extreme financial pressures on the game to ...