Former Overwatch Lead claims he was given a horrid ultimatum: meet revenue goals or 1,000 developers would lose jobs

Former Overwatch lead Jeff Kaplan has claimed that, due to financial pressures brought on by the Overwatch League, he was given an ultimatum by then Blizzard CFO, Dennis Durkin. That ultimatum was, essentially, 'make sure Overwatch meets certain revenue goals, or 1,000 developers would lose their jobs'. Read more