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The Overwatch League Commissioner is Leaving Blizzard for Epic Games

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Nate Nanzer, the Commissioner of the Overwatch League, is leaving Blizzard. He is parting ways to go work for Epic Games and competitive Fortnite.
Announced via his Twitter, Nanzer, who has been working at Blizzard since 2014 stated that leaving the company was the “toughest decision of my life”, but he was leaving the league in “great hands.” You can see his announcement in the tweets below from his personal Twitter account.



While he didn’t announce that he would be heading to Epic Games in those tweets, the studio did confirm to ESPN that he would be joining forces with the developers of Fortnite to work in the competitive scene which continues to grow into one of the biggest esports. The Fortnite World Cup currently is in its seventh week and has an enormous prize pool of $100 million.
 
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