Overwatch 2 Loses Lead Hero Designer Weeks Before Launch

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Blizzard has announced that Lead Hero designer for Overwatch 2 has left the company. The launch of Overwatch 2, the highly anticipated sequel to Overwatch has been going through a lot lately, along with Blizzard itself, leading up to its launch. One of the biggest changes to Overwatch 2 recently has been the departure of Lead Hero Designer Geoff Goodman.

Geoff Goodman was Lead Hero Designer at Blizzard for both Overwatch and Overwatch 2 who designed beloved heroes like D.Va, Tracer, and Mercy, among others.

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Blizzard has announced the departure of Overwatch 2 Lead Hero Designer just before launch on October 4th. There are no confirmed details as to the reason for his leaving the company, but a spokesperson from Blizzard said he «made the decision to leave earlier this year.» Goodman hasn't made a public appearance officially since June, so it seems like this departure was recent. This comes in the wake of many high-profile departures from Blizzard, including former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan.

Overwatch 2 has been no stranger to controversy ever since its announcement, but this is part of a bigger company issue. In this case, and in many others, it meant losing some key players in Blizzard's biggest games, Overwatch and Overwatch 2 being only two of many. It could be a result of Goodman just wanting to leave to move on to better things, but there have been no concrete details behind his decision.

The development of Overwatch 2 has been an interesting topic among fans recently with many of them feeling disgruntled at things like locking heroes behind a battle pass among them. Goodman's departure so close to launch could mean significant changes for future heroes, but