Ahead of the launch of Overwatch 2, the lead hero designer for most of the game's new playable characters, Geoff Goodman, is leaving Blizzard. Goodman acted as lead hero designer for many of the playable characters in the original Overwatch as well.

Regarding Overwatch 2, Goodman helped design Sojourn and Junker Queen. It's likely he played a part in designing the recently announced Kiriko as well, but that has not been officially confirmed.

A Blizzard spokesperson told PC Gamer that Goodman made the decision to leave Blizzard "earlier this year," before providing the outlet with the following statement: