Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2026-03-11

Lex Fridman & Jeff Kaplan: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #493

#493 – Jeff Kaplan: World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Blizzard, and Future of Gaming

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Jeff Kaplan is a legendary Blizzard game designer of World of Warcraft and Overwatch, now preparing to launch a new game, The Legend of California, from his new studio Kintsugiyama – available to wishlist on Steam today, with alpha later in March. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.

Jeff Kaplan discussed 1984 by George Orwell.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   1984

   George Orwell · at 19:41 · mentioned 2 times

   1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance, historical denial, and psychological manipulation.

   Discussed

   “Well, I've been reading, you know, 1984 or Green Hills of Stranglethorn, and I think it's amazing. And now I'm gonna try to write something that somebody is gonna read.”

   Jeff Kaplan #493 – Jeff Kaplan: World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Blizzard, and Future… 2026-03-11 Listen at 19:41

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