Lately, due to both the discrimination and harassment allegations that both Activision and Blizzard have received, as well as complications in developments such as Overwatch 2, there is a significant massive talent drain. A few months ago we learned that Jeff Kaplan, a key figure in the development of several Blizzard games (WoW or Overwatch, to give examples) was leaving the company after 19 years working in it, something that undoubtedly left an important gap in the difficult development of Overwatch 2. Today, we inform you that Overwatch executive producer leaves Blizzard, joining the rest of the important figures who leave the company.
As we have been able to know thanks to Bloomberg, the producer of both the original Overwatch and its sequel, Chacko Sonny has left the company, although there is nothing that links him to any controversy with the cases of discrimination and harassment that have been discovered in recent monthsAs anonymously, several Blizzard employees have claimed that Sonny was a respected figure in the company.
Overwatch executive producer leaves Blizzard
Overwatch 2 is scheduled to release during the second half of 2022
The development of Overwatch 2 cannot be having more bumps, between delays and abandonments of key figures, Bringing the sequel to Blizzard’s hit shooter to fruition is not an easy task. Hopefully we can see and learn more about the title soon.