20 April 2021, 09:04 pm Overwatch is losing one of its pillars according to an announcement by Blizzard Entertainment dated April 20th. Jeff Kaplan, the director of the massively popular online shooter, has left the company. (Photo : Getty Images) Yahoo reports that Kaplan, who worked at Blizzard for almost 20 years, will be replaced by fellow longtime employee Aaron Keller as Overwatch director. The news was shared in a goodbye note, which Blizzard shared on the official website for Overwatch. Kaplan's successor, Aaron Keller, is also another big part of the Overwatch team by being one of those responsible for the game's main vision, according to the letter posted on PlayOverwatch.com. Keller along with Kaplan was one of the original members of the game's development team. Aside from that, the two also previously worked with each other on another massively multiplayer online title, World of Warcraft.