Franchise general manager structure

Blizzard's 2020s reorganisation modelled on Call of Duty.

Jason Schreier's framework, from Play Nice, pp. 200 to 303.

Appoint a GM per franchise
Warcraft, Diablo and Overwatch each get a general manager.
Split live and new
A live team runs patches and seasons while others build expansions and new games.
Plan ten years
Diablo IV gets a decade long content roadmap.
Shuffle at deadlines
People move across teams when a release approaches.

From chapter: PART THREE: FUTURE, pp. 200–303

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