Jeff Kaplan Was An Industry Icon, Now Peers Ignore His Emails: Ex-Overwatch Director Talks "Humbling" Reality Of Indie Dev
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"Jeff Kaplan Was An Industry Icon, Now Peers Ignore His Emails: Ex-Overwatch Director Talks "Humbling" Reality Of Indie Dev" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include SuaraGarut.ID, Yahoo Tech, PC Gamer and Hindustan Times. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (7)
- Jeff Kaplan Says Separation From Overwatch Was "Clinical": " I Never Go Back" GameSpot · 12h ago
- Former Overwatch Director Jeff Kaplan: Ex-Blizzard Executive Reflects On The Personal Toll Of Being A Public Face The Sunday Guardian · 12h ago
- Jeff Kaplan Explains Overwatch Public Role After Blizzard Exit SuaraGarut.ID · 12h ago
- Ex-Overwatch Director Jeff Kaplan Says He Never Wanted The Spotlight, But The Game Needed A Face Yahoo Tech · 12h ago
- Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan ignores everything about the hero shooter after his 'almost clinical' departure 5 years ago: 'I don't search for my name in Overwatch. I don't search for Overwatch. I sort of just disconnect.' PC Gamer · 12h ago
- Jeff Kaplan shares how he went from being a gaming industry icon to having his mails ignored by peers Hindustan Times · 12h ago
- Jeff Kaplan Was An Industry Icon, Now Peers Ignore His Emails: Ex-Overwatch Director Talks "Humbling" Reality Of Indie Dev GameSpot · 12h ago
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