Is this notable? "Overwatch Director Jeff Kaplan Announces His Departure From Activision-Blizzard"
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Not necessarilly. He went there, made a game people liked and made money. Maybe he amassed enough to build his own studio and start another game.
the game industry is very similar to movie industry run by the same group of people, stealing peoples ideas, enslaving people, drugs sex everything.
Hmm. I don't think it's evil things making him step down.
Kaplan itching to get Overwatch 2 in a new eSports league and get going on a new project, but sounds like Blizzard is strapped for cash and had layoffs, pushing OW2 development out at least another year.
Meanwhile, Ann Hand at SLGG acquired a twitch-like streamer and looking to break out into non-traditional eSports areas but held back by capital and a need for new titles to play.
Now add Ryan Cohen, in the Gamestop driver's seat, newly flush with cash and zero debt, shaping the turnaround strategy and looking for a new CEO.
Put the three of them together and let's just say I like the stonk.
I don't think so. There is a very high churn rate in the gaming industry.