Tag: Jeff Kaplan
News Overwatch Director Reminds Us Which Hero He Would Like To See In Smash Bros.
Cheers, love!
Blizzard's Overwatch team recently did a Reddit AMA and was asked again which heroes they would like to see represented in Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. series. Game director Jeff Kaplan chose Tracer for the second time in a row, while the lead hero designer Geoff Goodman went with Doomfist - a hero with a moveset inspired by classic 2D...
News Blizzard Has "No Idea" When Overwatch 2 Will Be Released, Just Wants To "Make It Great"
Expect to hear more at next year's BlizzCon
As exciting as the Overwatch 2 announcement was at BlizzCon this year, it's probably the last thing you wanted to hear if you recently picked up a copy of Overwatch: Legendary Edition on the Switch less than a month ago. Thankfully, the original game will remain relevant – with Blizzard confir
News The Overwatch 2 Leak Was Extremely Demoralising For The Development Team
"You feel totally deflated"
Like many other BlizzCon 2019 announcements this weekend, the Overwatch 2 one was leaked ahead of the opening ceremony. In a follow-up interview with Kotaku Australia, Overwatch lead designer Jeff Kaplan expressed how leaks can be "extremely demoralising" for developers and explained how lack of context can often result...
News Overwatch Players Will Have Access To All Of The Sequel's PvP Multiplayer Content
"nothing gets left behind"
Overwatch 2 has just been confirmed for the Switch and multiple other platforms. So, is the original player base expected to migrate across to the sequel? According to the lead designer Jeff Kaplan, "nothing gets left behind" – or in this case, no hero gets left behind. You see, both games will be part of a shared...
News Overwatch Director Would Pick Tracer To Represent The Game In Smash Bros. Ultimate
But Sakurai can have "whatever" hero he wants
With the Overwatch Legendary Edition making its way across to the Switch later this month, it's got many fans wondering if any of the heroes in this online team-based shooter could possibly make an appearance in Nintendo's all-star brawler, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Jeff Kaplan – the lead director...