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Jeff Kaplan: World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Blizzard, and Future of Gaming: chapters

Timestamps from the YouTube edition.

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Titan and an ambitious future world
Listen from 3:00:50 on YouTube (external site)
Titan scope and cancellation
Listen from 3:05:18 on YouTube (external site)
Design responsibility and production scale
Listen from 3:09:35 on YouTube (external site)
Incubation tools and a new constraint
Listen from 3:14:08 on YouTube (external site)
Pitching with time and team limits
Listen from 3:18:21 on YouTube (external site)
Starcraft frontiers and unmanageable scope
Listen from 3:22:56 on YouTube (external site)
Other pitches and character progression
Listen from 3:27:49 on YouTube (external site)
From class concepts to heroes
Listen from 3:32:26 on YouTube (external site)
The shooter pitch and overwatch name
Listen from 3:37:07 on YouTube (external site)
Approval roadmaps and a hopeful world
Listen from 3:42:00 on YouTube (external site)
Locations characters and team combat
Listen from 3:46:57 on YouTube (external site)
Hero feel and matchmaking
Listen from 3:51:15 on YouTube (external site)
Scoreboards and the appeal of rust
Listen from 3:56:02 on YouTube (external site)
Shooting feel and the sequel ambition
Listen from 4:00:49 on YouTube (external site)
Live events and league expectations
Listen from 4:05:09 on YouTube (external site)
League obligations and financial pressure
Listen from 4:09:29 on YouTube (external site)
Creative control and an alleged ultimatum
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Craft finance and protecting teams
Listen from 4:18:25 on YouTube (external site)
Pride in worlds and wrath design
Listen from 4:23:11 on YouTube (external site)
World scale and atmosphere
Listen from 4:27:27 on YouTube (external site)