Last year, Overwatch 2 received a paid pack of three PvE story missions that sold poorly, according to people familiar with the business, which was a major reason for the cratering bonuses. In January, as part of a company-wide reduction in its work force, the majority of the team behind Overwatch 2’s PvE was laid off.
Overwatch 2 developers were informed that the company does not plan to finish any of the remaining planned PvE content and will instead double down on competitive player vs. player gameplay, according to the people familiar.
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Twice a year, employees at Blizzard receive bonus checks based on the financial success of their products.
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In August 2023, Overwatch 2 team members were told that based on the game’s poor financial performance in the first half of the year, they shouldn’t have received anything, according to people familiar with what happened who asked not to be named discussing nonpublic information, but that the company would cover some of their bonuses to make up for the shortfall.
Then, earlier this month, the company informed developers that they would receive a stunning 0% of their bonus targets.