Play Nice by Jason Schreier, framework 12 of 15
Overwatch rescue pitch
How a cancelled Titan team turned its wreckage into Overwatch.
Jason Schreier's framework, from Play Nice, pp. 200 to 303.
- Shrink the team
Cut Team 4 to a small group of developers.
- Give six weeks
Limit the time allowed to find a new idea.
- Mine old assets
Reuse Titan's art and classes as distinct heroes.
- Pitch with forecasts
Present concept art and financial forecasts to executives.
- Keep saying no
Turn down anything that does not serve a hero shooter.
From chapter: PART THREE: FUTURE, pp. 200–303
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