Three more high-profile Blizzard employees are no longer at the company, including Diablo 4’s director

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Three prominent Blizzard employees were let go from the company, reports Kotaku, marking the latest departures from the studio following a major sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the state of California. Diablo 4 game director Luis Barriga, lead designer Jesse McCree, and World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft are not employed at Blizzard anymore, according to Kotaku.

Activision Blizzard has apparently not shared why they are no longer at the company, according to a Kotaku source. McCree was one of the people included in a screenshot of a group chat for Blizzard’s so-called “Cosby Suite,” which was reported on by Kotaku. McCree is also the inspiration for the name of the McCree character in Overwatch. (Some Overwatch League…

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