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Overwatch 2's PvE content scrapped as devs are denied bonuses for the first time, report claims

Overwatch 2's beleaguered PvE content has reportedly been scrapped.That's according to Bloomberg, which reported yester…

Blizzard had always shared bonuses company-wide to avoid "everyone [wanting] to work on the most successful games rather than experiment with new ideas", but former Activision boss, Bobby Kotich, had long argued that only those "behind the most lucrative products should be rewarded". Furthermore, Overwatch 2 devs were told in August 2023 that due to the sequel's middling performance, they "shouldn't have received anything" but at the time, the company had allegedly agreed to cover "some of the bonuses" to make up for the shortfall. Since their titles were more successful in 2023, teams on games such as Diablo and World of Warcraft received bonuses this month, but the Overwatch developers weren’t so lucky."

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