Diablo IV Game Director and Lead Designer Leave Blizzard [Aug 11, 2021, 7:20 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
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.”
Cutter wrote on Aug 11, 2021, 20:42:Oh yeah Diablo IV game director and lead designer leaving, that's not going to negatively affect Diablo IV. That's what that statement is designed to address. Also are they going to rename Jesse Mcree in Overwatch, that's the cowboy character's name in game, named after one of the guys that left?
I'm guessing these guys are going to have to find a whole new line of work. That or leave the country.
The guy's last name is LeCraft and he worked for Blizzard and didn't change it to LeWarcraft? Talk about a missed opportunity. Guess he was too busy crushin' puss in the Cos-bro suite.
This comment was edited on Aug 11, 2021, 21:03.
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