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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 53663" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Overwatch Executive Producer Chacko Sonny is leaving Blizzard Entertainment on Friday, according to an Activision spokesman talking to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-21/blizzard-executive-overseeing-hit-game-leaves-in-latest-exodus" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>A Blizzard spokesman confirmed to Bloomberg that Chacko, who oversees the whole Overwatch franchise and development for the sequel, will leave the company. "[Blizzard] has been an absolute privilege and one of the best experiences of my career," Sonny said in an email to staff, according to Bloomberg.</p><p></p><p>Blizzard also says that Overwatch 2 is nearing the end of production at the time of Sonny's exit. An update on Overwatch 2 will be provided later this month, and the timeline on it may have shifted considering Overwatch 2 was reportedly still years out from launch.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-sued-by-california" target="_blank">Activision Blizzard is currently facing a lawsuit from the state of California for sexual harassment and discrimination</a>. It was also recently discovered that <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/sec-activision-blizzard-federal-investigation" target="_blank">the SEC is investigating harassment at Activision</a> and the EEO has been investigating Activision since May 2020.</p><p></p><p></p><p>While Sonny's departure could be unrelated to the investigations, this is far from the first high-level departure at Activision. <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/blizzard-president-steps-down-lawsuit-j-allen-brack" target="_blank">Blizzard president J. Allen Brack</a>, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-timeline-the-story-so-far" target="_blank">Blizzard's chief legal officer Claire Hart</a>, and <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-chief-people-officer-julie-hodges" target="_blank">Activision CPO Claudine Naughton</a> have all exited or plan to exit the company in the months following the lawsuit.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/overwatch-director-jeff-kaplan-leaves-blizzard-entertainment" target="_blank">Overwatch 2 director Jeff Kaplan also left the company</a>, but that was in April 2021 before California's lawsuit was issued in July.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-employees-nlrb-union-busting-intimidation" target="_blank">Activision Blizzard employees recently filed an unfair labor practice lawsuit against the company</a> for harassing employees attempting to speak out against the company's culture.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/overwatch-2-executive-producer-leaves-blizzard" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 53663, member: 1"] Overwatch Executive Producer Chacko Sonny is leaving Blizzard Entertainment on Friday, according to an Activision spokesman talking to [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-21/blizzard-executive-overseeing-hit-game-leaves-in-latest-exodus']Bloomberg[/URL]. A Blizzard spokesman confirmed to Bloomberg that Chacko, who oversees the whole Overwatch franchise and development for the sequel, will leave the company. "[Blizzard] has been an absolute privilege and one of the best experiences of my career," Sonny said in an email to staff, according to Bloomberg. Blizzard also says that Overwatch 2 is nearing the end of production at the time of Sonny's exit. An update on Overwatch 2 will be provided later this month, and the timeline on it may have shifted considering Overwatch 2 was reportedly still years out from launch. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-sued-by-california']Activision Blizzard is currently facing a lawsuit from the state of California for sexual harassment and discrimination[/URL]. It was also recently discovered that [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/sec-activision-blizzard-federal-investigation']the SEC is investigating harassment at Activision[/URL] and the EEO has been investigating Activision since May 2020. While Sonny's departure could be unrelated to the investigations, this is far from the first high-level departure at Activision. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/blizzard-president-steps-down-lawsuit-j-allen-brack']Blizzard president J. Allen Brack[/URL], [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-timeline-the-story-so-far']Blizzard's chief legal officer Claire Hart[/URL], and [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-chief-people-officer-julie-hodges']Activision CPO Claudine Naughton[/URL] have all exited or plan to exit the company in the months following the lawsuit. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/overwatch-director-jeff-kaplan-leaves-blizzard-entertainment']Overwatch 2 director Jeff Kaplan also left the company[/URL], but that was in April 2021 before California's lawsuit was issued in July. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-employees-nlrb-union-busting-intimidation']Activision Blizzard employees recently filed an unfair labor practice lawsuit against the company[/URL] for harassing employees attempting to speak out against the company's culture. [I]Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/overwatch-2-executive-producer-leaves-blizzard"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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