Blizzard appears to remove Jeff Kaplan references from ‘Overwatch 2’ - Toys Matrix

Overwatch 2 appears to be cutting down on references to ex-director of Blizzard, Jeff Kaplan, in the new overhaul of the New York map.

Noticed by an Overwatch fan on Reddit (thanks Dexerto), a pizza shop that had once borne the name “Jeph” in honour of Kaplan, had since been renamed in the latest version of the Overwatch 2 New York map.

Although it is not known if further references to Kaplan (such as a coffee cup also with “Jeph” written on it) have been removed, this would follow Blizzard’s new line on reducing real-life references in Overwatch.

This came after the news that Jesse McCree, an Overwatch hero, was to be renamed, as the employee he was originally named for left the company during the above lawsuit!

In a statement on Twitter, the Overwatch team said that it is “necessary” to rename McCree so that the hero “better represents what Overwatch stands for”.

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