

The latter was another developer seen in the photos that surfaced about the Cosby suite and the now-public group chat surrounding it. Other removals have already occurred, including former Blizzard Entertainment president J. McCree was one of the developers named in the infamous "Cosby Suite" controversy, which you can learn more about here. McCree joined the company simultaneously as Barriga and has even had his name included in Overwatch as an official character. Barriga has been with the company since 2005 and has worked on several notable IPs under the Blizzard umbrella, most recently Diablo 4. The three employees have been removed from the official Blizzard press page and the studio's work assets, such as Slack and the internal directory. We are confident in our ability to continue progress, deliver amazing experiences to our players, and move forward to ensure a safe, productive work environment for all.” “We have a deep, talented roster of developers already in place, and new leaders have been assigned where appropriate. “We can confirm Luis Barriga, Jesse McCree, and Jonathan LeCraft are no longer with the company,” an Activision Blizzard spokesperson said in response to a request for comment following a report that broke on Wednesday night. Game Informer has confirmed reports that Diablo 4 game director Luis Barriga has joined Jesse McCree, a lead designer, and World of Warcraft dev Johnathan LeCraft in leaving the company. Amidst the ongoing investigation following details from a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) concerning reported toxic workplace conditions, three more high-profile developers have departed the company.
