[STEAM] Former Overwatch Boss Jeff Kaplan Has Some Advice For Gamers Who Complain About Games They'll Never Play: 'Shut the F*** Up. No One Cares'

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Jeff Kaplan, the former boss of the

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team, has some short and candid advice for people who complain about games they have not and will never play: "shut the f*** up."

Speaking via a lengthy livestream, in which Kaplan showed off his work-in-progress new project

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, the ex-Blizzard leader said he did not understand those who complained about games they have no interest in enjoying for themselves.

"If a game comes out, and you don't want to play it, and you've never played it? Shut the f*** up. No one cares."

Jeff's message to toxic gaming culture:

"If a game comes out and you don't want to play it and you've never played it, shut the f*ck up. No one cares."

"It's not difficult to sh*t on something. Apparently, it takes a ton of courage to say 'hey, I actually like this thing.'"…

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"We don't need to hear that you weren't into it," Kaplan continued. "What is with this, 'Oh my God, I'm so upset they decided to make this game that I have no interest in?' I'm not running to the internet every time there's a TV show on… well, I'm not watching any TV shows, either, but like, who cares about my opinion if I'm not going to play it? And if I've never played it? Why does my opinion matter on that?

"If you play it — great! You have an informed opinion, and good for you," he concluded. "But there needs to be a little more spread-the-love."

Last week, Kaplan revealed why he left Blizzard after nearly 20 years with the company,

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, or be held personally responsible for a thousand people losing their jobs.

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, with the controversial Overwatch 2 still in development, after almost two decades at the company. Indeed, Kaplan joined Blizzard in 2002 where he started as a designer on World of Warcraft, developing quests for the then upcoming MMORPG. He eventually was credited as a game director on WoW. In 2009, Kaplan spearheaded an unannounced project at Blizzard named Titan, an ambitious new MMO that was eventually canceled in 2014 after tens of millions of dollars was spent on its development.

As for Overwatch itself? You'll remember that Blizzard's sequel unfortunately

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such as monetization and controversies around the

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Now, however, fans are returning in their thousands with the advent of

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and "story-driven era." Last month's launch of the

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, Overwatch — the game formerly known as Overwatch 2 — smashed its original concurrent Steam peak of 75,608, with SteamDB recording 165,651 concurrent Steam players, marking an excellent start for the rebooted hero shooter.

Kaplan is currently working on his new game, The Legend of California, an open world, action-survival shooter set within a fictional version of the US state during the gold rush era.

Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at

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