Former WoW and Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan Leaves Blizzard Entertainment

Posted 2021/04/20 at 1:05 PM by Neryssa

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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

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Comment by dlbert2000Wow....Comment by RokmanDreamhaven seems like a pretty cool place for him to land...Comment by novadudewhat a surprise lol how many more gunna leave that corrupt company? also that GG at the end.. lol pricelessComment by darkage2Well Blizzard is officially doomed.Comment by LeafstaggerAnother one bites the dust.

I'm not a conspiracy theorist but with so many Blizzard veterans leaving lately I feel as though there are more innate personal reasons as to why this is happening. I wish him the best but I don't even know what notable employee is left anymore. Sam Didier? Afrasiabi?

Edit; Afrasiabi left too, didn't even know ggComment by SnagprophetOverwatch 2 going well, I presume?Comment by DefrostedAll the good ones are jumping ship it seems..Comment by cloudkinABANDON SHIPComment by Artek88and another one...Comment by 2148450Jeff Kaplan is huge... like ouch lolComment by imagineriaSadgeComment by sugarunicornis there ANY oldschool blizzard name left? between gonzales, kim, and now kaplan departing in the span of not even 3 weeks seems like something is up over at acti-blizz.Comment by KalyissaAnother one bites the dust.

I'm not a conspiracy theorist but with so many Blizzard veterans leaving lately I feel as though there are more innate personal reasons as to why this is happening. I wish him the best but I don't even know what notable employee is left anymore. Sam Didier? Afrasiabi?Comment by couchpotato2013https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/499/833/177.jpgComment by TiffanyWoWthat gg at the ends lets you KNOW exactly how he feels about Blizzard's current state of affairs.Comment by ulkeshkoshSo many good people are jumping ship. A bad sign, indeed.Comment by masilya111Thank you Jeff. I hope nothing too serious happened behind the scenes. GodspeedComment by GidyeonIt seems odd that after 19 years this man's presser doesn't even both to capitalize anything except Blizzard Entertainment... not even his own name.... *conspiracy intensifies*Comment by imagineriaSadgeComment by cnorthfield2000At the end of the article, they mention that Afrasiabi left in June 2020.

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