Jeff Kaplan Archives

It is the end of an era over at Blizzard Entertainment as Overwatch's director, Jeff Kaplan, has announced his departure today Kaplan joined the company in May 2002 back when the company was deep in the development of what would become World Of Warcraft, joining the team as a designer and later becoming a game[...]

We all may be in self-quarantine, but that didn't stop Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan from giving an Overwatch Developer Update Recorded at his house with an iPhone taped to a cardboard box, Kaplan sat down and gave us one of his usual straight-to-camera updates about the game, even though he and much of the Blizzard staff are[...]

This week, Blizzard has released a brand new developer diary for Overwatch, featuring game direct Jeff Kaplan as he goes over experimentation and Hero Pools Kaplan basically goes over the major additions and changes coming to the next Overwatch patch, which will be 1.45 in early February The biggest topic in the group, which they[...]

These discussions caught the eye of Overwatch's game director, Jeff Kaplan, who took to the Blizzard forums to talk about it and reaffirm that he is reluctant to add hero bans to the game You can read the full post here, but we have a few of the more important snippets for you below. Credit: Blizzard I've[...]

In the latest Developer Update video from Blizzard, Jeff Kaplan talks about the new system they have currently running on the PTR servers that are designed to stop cheating in games, or at the very least, prevent cheaters from capitalizing on cheats According to the video below, once the system detects a player is using[...]

The update also features Jeff Kaplan going into depth about the new ma Petra, the launch of a Free-for-All Competitive Deathmatch Season, and the oddly amazing news that this year's Anniversary Loot Boxes can contain items from past seasonal events, so not just last year's Anniversary swag. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rge4Wo508UVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Developer Update |[...]

Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has talked about the possibility of a Battle Royale mode in the game and says the idea excites him, but that we probably shouldn't expect anything like it anytime soon. Battle Royale is everywhere right now The PUBG and Fortnite steam trains are still rolling pretty fast and others are already jumping on[...]

Well, according to the latest Developer Update video below, you'll need to start watching what you say on social media and video-related websites.  According to Jeff Kaplan, Blizzard is now using social media to actively track down users who exhibit toxic behavior We're not talking about your standard "Mercy is broken" grief, we're talking outright vitriol[...]

Whenever Jeff Kaplan speaks on the subject of Overwatch, people tend to listen because he doesn't really add a lot of unnecessary junk to what he says When he tells you a hero is getting nerfed, there's a reason why (Although, I would really love to hear why Mercy needs to be tweaked every three[...]

Overwatch Director Jeff Kaplan has said in a developer update that Hero 27 is going to be a very important one to the game. Speaking in the video, the director makes mention of the next hero in the game, offering a few details on what to expect Although Moira has only just been added to the[...]

Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan is currently sitting in front of a yule log fire on Twitch, and he has been at it for a while now. Earlier today, PlayOverwatch's channel started suddenly streaming, and to everyone's elation and equal confusion, it featured Kaplan just sitting in front of a fire not doing much It's not clear if[...]

As an Overwatch player and fan, I have respect for Jeff Kaplan for two reasons First, he talks like a cool gamer in every respect and tries not to be standard "corporate dude" trying to act cool And second, to put it bluntly, Kaplan doesn't take shit from anyone! If you frequent the Overwatch forums,[...]

In an interview with IGN, Overwatch's director Jeff Kaplan said that hero #26 would be on the way, but that they are "not coming out as soon as you think" Kaplan went on to say the hero is very playable but refused to give any real direction as to where the development team was taking the[...]

Today… that all changes. credit//Blizzard In the latest Developer Update video that just went up, Jeff Kaplan announced that Deathmatch is on the way Specifically, it will be added to the Arcade as an option for you to play with friends and other competitors, but will not be available as an option in Free Play or Competitive[...]

Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan took to the Battle.net forums yesterday to address the ever constant complaint about nerfing characters What fans got was a very candid opinion from one of the most active directors in gaming today, with some unexpected opinions people may or may not enjoy In short, he believes that at this moment,[...]

The answer they got probably didn't make them feel any better. Jeff Kaplan, never one to shy away from a topic (except when it comes to Loot Boxes) responded very bluntly with an answer we could have told you ourselves Simply put: people who lost rated matches poorly while people who won rated them highly[...]

Today on the latest Developer Update video from Blizzard and Overwatch, Jeff Kaplan goes into greater detail over the request for new maps and story, as well as what you can expect to see in the new map teased yesterday: Horizon Lunar Colony. But that's not the only good news to come from the company[...]

Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan took part in a moderator run subreddit interview that Blizzard will focus more on refining the events they already created and not produce any new ones in the coming year. The team are already creating special events to fill in the gaps between seasons and are making sure to avoid "event fatigue" by[...]

Jeff Kaplan, Vice President of Blizzard Entertainment and Game Director for Overwatch, can knock this off the bucket list In the same way Jimmy Fallon used to make Brian Williams rap, a Youtube user named Dinoflask has made Kaplan sing a parody of Smash Mouth's song All-Star that talks about being Platinum ranked in Overwatch[...]

Yet you talk to someone like Jeff Kaplan of Blizzard Entertainment, and diversity has been the driving force behind their 25 million player strong game Overwatch Kaplan was speaking to Kotaku shortly after the Marvel story broke and was asked about the diverse characters in the game and fan reaction. "I think the way that we've[...]

Overwatch is rolling out a new hero, Orisa. Sometimes learning how a character came about is as much fun as playing them. Here Blizzard has put together a

A few hours later, Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan hit the forums and explained that the hammer would be coming down He also confirmed what I suspected—that they expected as much from the player base, and that like any parent catching your hand in the cookie jar, he was sorely disappointed. credit//Blizzard We are not naïve to player behavior[...]

In the game, protecting or steal Doomfist's glove is one of the games. But what if the new character isn't Doomfist? On the Overwatch forums, game director Jeff Kaplan told fans: "24 is not who you think it is." Is Kaplan playing with fans of the game? Or is the 24th hero added going to be someone other[...]

And they keep referring to the PTR but you really have no idea what that is? Well, for those of you who say yes to that… Jeff Kaplan from the Overwatch development team is here to help The PTR, 'public test region' or 'public test realm' is a server set up with upcoming changes that[...]

Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan sat down for 11 minute and did a year in review for the games inaugural year He breaks down the highs and lows, talks about adding Ana and Sambra to the game and then goes into some of the things we'll be seeing in 2017 Hinting at new maps, new[...]

Director on the game Jeff Kaplan decided to respond to the complaint, saying that he hopes that Blizzard can find the 'cool' in the future. Hi there Sorry you are disappointed with Mei's winter skin We don't have a specific rule for what makes something Legendary or Epic We just sort of make a gut call based[...]

Game Director Jeff Kaplan sits down and goes through the Developer Update This one focuses on Symmetra from Overwatch and her recent redesign In the video he detailing the adjustments and improvements that are currently being tested, along with an overview of her brand new Ultimate ability He also comments on the release time line for[...]