Diablo IV game director Luis Barriga, Blizzard lead level designer Jesse McCree (who's also the character's namesake for D2R Items Diablo's cowboy protagonist), and World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft have all been removed by the business, Activision Blizzard has confirmed that with GameSpot. The news was first announced by Kotaku.

The publication's sources said Activision Blizzard didn't specify why the three developers were ousted from their positions, and Activision Blizzard's official statement offers no explanation. The resignations came in the wake of a lawsuit California who filed against this gaming company alleging that the company created an atmosphere of widespread sexual harassment and discrimination.

"We can confirm Luis Barriga, Jesse McCree, along with Jonathan LeCraft are no longer in this company." an Activision Blizzard spokesperson said. "We are blessed with a vast talented, skilled roster of developers on the job and we have new leaders designated as appropriate. We're confident of our ability to move forward providing amazing experiences to our clients, and move forward to provide a safe, productive work environment for everyone."

Jesse McCree is of particular significance, because he was one of several current and former developers seen in the now-infamous "Cosby Suite" photo that made its rounds in the latter part of July. Jonathan LeCraft also appears in the picture, as does Blizzard chief game design engineer Cory Stockton. According to Kotaku, Stockton was placed on leave earlier in the month, but he's still with Blizzard.

It's not known if the name of McCree will be removed from Diablo though Blizzard's World of Warcraft team recently vowed to Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder Items remove "not inappropriate" references from the game.