Kotaku reports that another three developers "are no longer with" Blizzard
as of today. They are
Diablo IV game director Luis Barriga, Diablo IV
lead designer Jesse McCree, and
World of Warcraft designer Jonathan
LeCraft. This was originally attributed to anonymous sources, but was later
confirmed by Blizzard. The reasons for the firings is not disclosed, so it's not
being stated at this time whether this is connected to the
Activision Blizzard
lawsuit. Jesse McCree is one of the developers implicated in the
Cosby suite story, which has
caused the company additional embarrassment. Here's the official statement
Kotaku received from Activision Blizzard:
“We can confirm Luis Barriga,
Jesse McCree, and Jonathan LeCraft are no longer with the company,” they wrote.
“We have a deep, talented roster of developers already in place and new leaders
have been assigned where appropriate. We are confident in our ability to
continue progress, deliver amazing experiences to our players, and move forward
to ensure a safe, productive work environment for all.”