Cambios en el equipo de Overwatch: Jeff Kaplan deja Blizzard

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We want to let you know that Jeff Kaplan has decided to leave the company after a long and storied career here, and that Aaron Keller, a Blizzard veteran and founding member of the Overwatch team, will be stepping in as game director.

Aaron has been a critical part of the Overwatch team and a key driver in creating the vision for the game. He helped create Overwatch as an original member of the team, and as an 18-year veteran at Blizzard, he has worked side-by-side with Jeff for a long time, not only in building Overwatch but previously in helping to build WoW as well. A few words from Aaron: 

Greetings, Overwatch Community,  

Jeff’s been a great leader, mentor, and friend, and he knows how much we’re going to miss him. I’ve been lucky to work alongside him and the rest of the Overwatch team for many years in building something that continues to inspire people all around the world, and I’m honored to carry the torch forward.  

I love Overwatch. From our first pieces of concept art, to the first maps we built, to the first time I was able to run around as Tracer (who at that early point shot laser beams out of her eyes), this game has just clicked with me. I love its inspiring, hopeful, beautiful world worth fighting for. I love its characters—larger than life, colorful, powerful, and global. And most of all, I love the fast, fluid gameplay requiring teamwork, situational awareness, and quick decision making.  

I also recognize that making games at Blizzard has always been a group effort and never about just one point of view. Together with the rest of the team I feel fortunate that we have a deep bench of development and creative leaders, numerous veteran Blizzard artists and designers, and some extremely talented new blood as well—along with tons of support throughout the company for the live game and for Overwatch 2.  

Speaking of Overwatch 2, development is continuing at a good pace. We have an exceptional vision we’re executing on, the reaction from many of you to the updates we shared at BlizzConline thrilled us, and we have exciting reveals planned for this year and beyond as we ramp to launch. We’ll be sharing more frequent updates about Overwatch 2 progress and new features in the live game with you all very soon.  

While I have no pretenses about filling Jeff’s shoes, I’m excited to step into the game director role and continue to be part of a team that’s putting all of its heart, talent, and focus into the next iteration of Overwatch, and I’m honored to continue serving this incredible community. 

-Aaron 

We’re also tremendously grateful for Jeff’s contributions over the years. Please see a personal note from Jeff below:

i am leaving Blizzard Entertainment after 19 amazing years. 

it was truly the honor 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.  

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. 

gg,

jeffrey kaplan 

You’ll hear more from Aaron and the rest of the Overwatch team soon. In the meantime, please join us in thanking Jeff, and in welcoming Aaron into his new role.

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LLoskka

madre mia, una maquina del tiempo para reventar a vivendi-activision

Otro gran developer / director, que se va.

Lizardus
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A

lol , GG

B

Mientras tanto

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alfa036
#1thrazz:

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. 

gg,

jeffrey kaplan 

lo de es un honor y tal bien pero esto no suena a terminar alegre xd

os imaginais que se vaya a Riot a trabajar en el mmo?

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Exor720

Según leí el nuevo director será el quien diseño Kings Row

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Bouzas

#7

tsukiyomi

Que le vaya bien a Kaplan, un grande

Dientecillos

Que alguien ponga su vídeo navideño.

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B

No se quien era🤷‍♀️.

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Io-

#11 mucho tardó en aparecer el primer especialito.

Erpotro

#11 Que guai, que comentario tan ingenioso joder! jajaja dios que buena eh tio.

Si no sabes quien es, y no tienes nada relevante que decir, tira pa FEDA muchacho.

en referencia al hilo, Blizzard cada vez pierde mas pesos pesados, ojito..

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Lizardus

#10

Yo lo puse de video de fondo navideño en la tele en nochebuena del 17.

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Sust0

Nunca le perdonaré el cáncer que ha sido Overwatch. Ya es definitivo que Blizzard no existe.

B

¿Podemos enterrar ya el overwatch?

nizku

Se sabe a donde se va?

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Kikokage

#17 No se sabe todavía, pero me apostaría que puede que acabe en Dreamhaven.

Syki

#6 no gracias, no queremos a este señor en riot

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verseker

Pero y toda esa movida de overwatch 2?

BernyMoon

RIP

B

#13

Y tu quien eres?🤷‍♀️

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A

#13 #22

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ekeix

#19 Trabajas en Riot?

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ErChuache

Bastante tiene Riot con haber pillado a Ghostcrawler XDD

GG WP. Suerte allá donde vayas, Jeff.

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Nuvok

#25 Ojala volviera Ghostcrawler al wow.

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Syki

#24 No, juego a sus juegos y no quiero que ese señor tome decisiones en ellos

ErChuache

#26 Si, los paladines guardan muchos buenos recuerdos con su "To the ground, baby!"

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