{"id":15335,"date":"2021-04-20T18:05:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T18:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/overwatch-director-jeff-kaplan-departs-blizzard-after-19-years"},"modified":"2024-07-19T06:59:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T06:59:52","slug":"overwatch-director-jeff-kaplan-departs-blizzard-after-19-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/overwatch-director-jeff-kaplan-departs-blizzard-after-19-years","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan departs Blizzard Entertainment after 19 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Director of Overwatch Jeff Kaplan has announced he’s leaving Blizzard Entertainment after nearly 20 years.<\/p>\n

Kaplan, who has worked across the World of Warcraft franchise and was the lead designer behind Overwatch, announced his departure via a letter on Blizzard’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I am leaving Blizzard Entertainment after 19 amazing years,” Kaplan wrote. “it was truly the honour of a lifetime to have the opportunity to create worlds and heroes for such a passionate audience. I want to express my deep appreciation to everyone at blizzard who supported our games, our game teams and our players. But I want to say a special thanks to the wonderful game developers that shared in the journey of creation with me.<\/p>\n

“Never accept the world as it appears to be. Always dare to see it for what it could be. I hope you do the same.”<\/p>\n