Overwatch Development Lead Jeff Kaplan has decided to leave Blizzard Entertainment. He will be replaced by Aaron Keller, one of the main members of the network action team.

Kaplan left a message to the players:  “I am leaving Blizzard Entertainment after 19 wonderful years. It was truly an honor to be able to create worlds and heroes for such a passionate audience. I want to express my deep appreciation to everyone at Blizzard who has supported our games, game teams, and players. But I also want to give special thanks to the great game developers who have shared the creative journey with me. I have never accepted the world as it is. I was not afraid to see him as he could be. I hope you do the same. Have a good game. “

Keller has been an important part of the Overwatch team and a key contributor to the game’s vision. For a long time, he worked side-by-side with Kaplan on Overwatch and previously, helping to create World of Warcraft.

Now, as the director of Overwatch, Keller revealed that the development of the second part is going “at a good pace .” Community responses during BlizzConline have influenced the way the game will play, and Blizzard Entertainment plans to share more overwatch 2 news this year.