Overwatch 2 Producer Says Bobby Kotick Cost The Team Months Of Development
Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s announcement that it is acquiring Activision Blizzard for a staggering $68.7 billion, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick said that the company’s stock dropped due to Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 delays in an interview with GamesBeat. Many criticised the CEO for failing to recognize that stock prices could have been affected due to the many reports of misconduct, harassment and other issues at the company. Kotick was reportedly aware of the matter for years but did not do much about it.
However, you can continue reading after the fact GamesBeatInterview, Overwatch 2 producer blasted Kotick for “random projects” on Overwatch he would force on the team, only for him to cancel said projects after months of overtime work. The producer claimed that Kotick had cost Overwatch 2 months of development.
Bobby, please tell everybody about random projects you would push on us for OW1. The team would then do OT to cancel them and to lose months of OW2 development. You are the reason why almost all teams have quit and turned over. Be confident. https://t.co/3ksVMMaCwf
— Tracy Kennedy 💙✊ (@dogspinster) January 19, 2022
The tweet below shows Tracy Kennedy, Overwatch 2 producer, saying that several developers had left the company, with Kotick being the reason. Kennedy continues in a reply to the original tweet and adds,” you hide behind scapegoats because you’re a coward.”
“The entire world will remember you to be a greedy joke, and there’s nothing you can do to change that,” Kennedy said. “We outlasted you and we won. Byeee.”
Kennedy was asked by a Twitter user for details about random projects. said the team “can’t say specifics” as “legally, workers can only talk about working conditions.” Kennedy said this counts though, especially when Kotick is “slandering us to the world.”
It seems we won’t learn what random projects Kennedy is referring to due to legal conditions, but it seems Kotick cost workers at Activision Blizzard a lot of wasted time.
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