Overwatch Lead Writer Leaves Blizzard
Overwatch lead writer Michael Chu is leaving Blizzard after 20 years with the team.
Chu worked on Diablo 3, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and the upcoming Overwatch 2. Chu created origin stories for many of Overwatch’s characters and helped build the universe with comics and short fiction pieces.
“Overwatch has been a life-changing experience,” Chu wrote. “I have always felt that games and the stories they tell have the unique ability to bring people closer together, and that the empathy you feel from stepping into someone else’s shoes, even virtually, can bridge the gap between miles, cultures, and nations. Overwatch and its consistently generous and inspiring community have only reinforced that belief."
Blizzard is currently working Overwatch 2 that will have a story-driven campaign. Who will lead the story part now?
"I’ve heard stories of people learning a new language after hearing a line of dialogue, people feeling inspired to take a trip to a new place after ‘visiting’ it in-game, and people meeting teammates across languages and borders to take up the cause of making our world a better place. But most of all: again and again, of people empathizing with a story about someone who is not the same as them," added Chu.
