<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ UK in Jeff-kaplan ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/tag/jeff-kaplan Fri, 15 May 2026 14:25:59 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Tracer butt investigation follows Overwatch into Fortnite 10 years later, even after Jeff Kaplan said Blizzard "actually didn't nerf Tracer's butt" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fortnite/tracer-butt-investigation-follows-overwatch-into-fortnite-10-years-later-even-after-jeff-kaplan-said-blizzard-actually-didnt-nerf-tracers-butt/ SVv23ZgMFyzq5doW4kSSfM Fri, 15 May 2026 14:25:59 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 years later, Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan debunks the game's first controversy: "We actually didn't nerf Tracer's butt" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/10-years-later-overwatch-co-creator-jeff-kaplan-debunks-the-games-first-controversy-we-actually-didnt-nerf-tracers-butt/ XDExJedSxS3DzKg5oJ6ehB Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:47:11 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Overwatch lead Jeff Kaplan has "over 5,000 hours" in Rust and calls it "the pinnacle of PvP games," but his own survival game takes cues from World of Warcraft ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/survival/former-overwatch-lead-jeff-kaplan-has-over-5-000-hours-in-rust-and-calls-it-the-pinnacle-of-pvp-games-but-his-own-survival-game-takes-cues-from-world-of-warcraft/ sPK4pLb8HDTBmAFmgTv3on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:39:46 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Overwatch lead Jeff Kaplan says he wants to put "Rust-like mechanics" in his new survival game "someday," but for now base-building is more like "Valheim and Subnautica" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/survival/former-overwatch-lead-jeff-kaplan-says-he-wants-to-put-rust-like-mechanics-in-his-new-survival-game-someday-but-for-now-base-building-is-more-like-valheim-and-subnautica/ ToTKsaRKkLiK7t7q4jgPoM Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:03:23 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan says Breath of the Wild is "the greatest game ever made" – "How can Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time exist and somebody make an even better Zelda game?" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/the-legend-of-zelda/overwatch-co-creator-jeff-kaplan-says-breath-of-the-wild-is-the-greatest-game-ever-made-how-can-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-exist-and-somebody-make-an-even-better-zelda-game/ efqu5m9Ucgqc6tH2KVaVTi Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:59:43 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Overwatch was originally called "Monetized Shooter" because you had to buy each of its heroes, says co-creator Jeff Kaplan: "F***ing terrible, but at the time, I actually thought that was a good idea" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/overwatch-was-originally-called-monetized-shooter-because-you-had-to-buy-each-of-its-heroes-says-co-creator-jeff-kaplan-f-ing-terrible-but-at-the-time-i-actually-thought-that-was-a-good-idea/ L86GpJNAY7evPRzvQM3Xe8 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:21:42 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan's new open-world FPS probably won't be free-to-play because "you need 8 billion players and 2 thousand devs cranking out f***ing keychains like a sweatshop" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/overwatch-co-creator-jeff-kaplans-new-open-world-fps-probably-wont-be-free-to-play-because-you-need-8-billion-players-and-2-thousand-devs-cranking-out-f-ing-keychains-like-a-sweatshop/ Uvgey3PWg6xt22eTTKyzD4 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:59:48 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ World of Warcraft would've been a first-person MMO in the EverQuest-inspired world of Overwatch's Jeff Kaplan: "I argued a lot for that" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-wouldve-been-a-first-person-mmo-in-the-everquest-inspired-world-of-overwatchs-jeff-kaplan-i-argued-a-lot-for-that/ jC64pGqc6ayy5tjPpVdnPL Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:09:39 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Typical hubris" led to one of WoW's "s**ttiest" quests, admits creator Jeff Kaplan, who thought he was a clever designer but was "actually a dips**t" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/world-of-warcraft/typical-hubris-led-to-one-of-wows-s-ttiest-quests-admits-creator-jeff-kaplan-who-thought-he-was-a-clever-designer-but-was-actually-a-dips-t/ fBY3Ypj8NSv6DCChYEqkDH Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:40:29 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff Kaplan calls Overwatch 2 "one of my biggest mistakes," names devs who "didn't like PvP" and executive pressure as reasons for troubled development ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/jeff-kaplan-calls-overwatch-2-one-of-my-biggest-mistakes-names-devs-who-didnt-like-pvp-and-executive-pressure-as-reasons-for-troubled-development/ FEHiX9d3qF28TCK5hWASgm Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:47:38 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It felt surreal": Overwatch co-creator allegedly left Blizzard after a former exec said he'd be responsible for 1,000 layoffs if the shooter didn't hit financial targets ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/it-felt-surreal-overwatch-co-creator-allegedly-left-blizzard-after-a-former-exec-said-hed-be-responsible-for-1-000-layoffs-if-the-shooter-didnt-hit-financial-targets/ a4pgGV9mqfNjjhJME5uXaB Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:05:07 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marvel hires Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer to write new Fantastic Four movie ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/fantastic-four-marvel-jeff-kaplan-ian-springer/ ty5Arjogima7FFn5HW5Q5Y Wed, 21 Sep 2022 20:28:23 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/overwatch-director-jeff-kaplan-leaves-blizzard/ upk9ArCxGXdAoD6zfV7Q6G Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:18:03 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff Kaplan teases Overwatch's next hero: 'Maybe Mauga, Junker Queen, or somebody you've never heard of' ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/jeff-kaplan-teases-overwatchs-next-hero-maybe-mauga-junker-queen-or-somebody-youve-never-heard-of/ cRkhLJVp5GhLwLTRtLxtv6 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:15:00 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Overwatch 2 will take a different approach to heroes in PvE, Jeff Kaplan explains ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/overwatch-2-will-take-a-different-approach-to-heroes-in-pve-jeff-kaplan-explains/ CPPD4UTNXvJxZKQ9QakeYN Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:15:00 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blizzard will "explore what endgame means for Hero Missions" in Overwatch 2, Jeff Kaplan confirms ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/blizzard-will-explore-what-endgame-means-for-hero-missions-in-overwatch-2-jeff-kaplan-confirms/ nbp5QkyYZVcqhk5dafqu7K Thu, 05 Dec 2019 08:30:38 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blizzard says Nintendo can choose "whatever character you want" for Overwatch Smash Bros DLC ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/overwatch-smash-bros-dlc/ PE9byzuQ6yBJb7St6qhRcL Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:35:13 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Overwatch hero 31 coming "a little bit later than you're used to," says Jeff Kaplan ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/overwatch-hero-31-coming-a-little-bit-later-than-youre-used-to-says-jeff-kaplan/ 8Uqd5iGtWgFAkVj3Sns3Qm Fri, 12 Jul 2019 15:23:04 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Check out the fan-made Overwatch map that impressed Jeff Kaplan ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/check-out-the-fan-made-overwatch-map-that-impressed-jeff-kaplan/ dsTVU2TM7F6XyJGfT8qo2D Mon, 08 Jan 2018 18:10:39 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five minutes with Overwatch's Jeff Kaplan: Orisa, future plans and Doomfist: "this is the community’s doing, they created this monster" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/five-minutes-with-overwatchs-jeff-kaplan-orisa-doomfist-and-future-plans/ r6uFMTnpFuiJHdzqUq7gcJ Thu, 06 Apr 2017 10:26:37 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoW Week: Wrath of the Lich King, day 1 ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/wow-week-wrath-of-the-lich-king-day-1/ nKYNhDVpKSecyMkzggN4zd Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:38:57 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:35 +0000