Jeff Kaplan Says Seperation From Overwatch Was “Clinical”: ” I Never Go Back”

Jeff Kaplan, Overwatch's former director, said he's not played the game he was the public face of since April 2021, when he left developer Blizzard after nearly 20 years to go indie. He called his relationship with Blizzard's shooter one of "clinical separation."Kaplan revealed this to GameSpot in an interview that dove into his history with Blizzard and the creation of his new game, The Legend of California. When asked if he had continued to play Overwatch or kept tabs on it in the wake of