![]() ![]() We know that actions speak louder than words, and we hope to show you our commitment to making Overwatch a better experience in-game and continue to make our team the best it can be. "Work on these updates is underway, and they are just a part of our ongoing commitment to honest reflection and making whatever changes are necessary to build a future worth fighting for. "This will help reinforce that we're building a fictional universe that is unmistakably different from the real world and better illustrates that the creation of Overwatch is truly a team effort," it continued. In a statement provided to The Washington Post this August, Blizzard pledged that, "Going forward, in-game characters will no longer be named after real employees and we will be more thoughtful and discerning about adding real world references in future Overwatch content." There is a great movie quote from one of the greatest Westerns, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly where The Ugly is about to get shot, and his pursuer goes on a revenge. World of Warcraft fans recently also launched a protest demanding the removal of a quest-giver in Stormwind City named Field Marshal Afrasiabi - named after former senior creative director of World of Warcraft Alex Afrasiabi, who was fired from Blizzard in 2020 "for his misconduct in his treatment of other employees" following an internal investigation. I love McCree, but for a cowboy, his ult is not an exciting duel on Main Street, it’s a death sentence. Blizzard previously confirmed it would be removing references to other former Blizzard employees from its titles, including nods to former Diablo 4 game director Luis Barriga and former World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft. "The cowboy he was rode into the sunset, and Cole Cassidy face the world at dawn".Ĭassidy isn't the only Blizzard character to be renamed in light of the ongoing California lawsuit, of course. "To make this new Overwatch better - to make things right - he had to be honest with his team and himself," Blizzard continues. But in every cowboy's life, there comes a time when he has to stop and make a stand." "Running from his past meant running from himself, and each passing year only widened the divide between who he had been and what he had become. "The first thing a renegade loses is their name, and this one gave up his long ago," Blizzard writes in the blurb accompanying the news. Cole Cassidy rides into town on 26th October. ![]() Two months on, the official Overwatch Twitter feed has now revealed Cole Cassidy to be the new name for the sharp shooter formerly known as Jesse McCree, with the change set to occur in an update next Tuesday, 26th October. However, back in August, Blizzard announced it would be renaming the cowboy after the real-life Jesse McCree, who had been named in several accounts of the studio's toxic work culture, was confirmed to have departed the company amid the fallout from the lawsuit - although no reason for his exit was given. McCree is just one of many characters across Blizzard's portfolio to have taken his name from a developer at the company. tumbleweed that appears and sticks around for a bit after McCrees ult is. Henceforth, Jesse McCree will be known as Cole Cassidy. Image is from vampalaurels animation The One Thing (Overwatch) on YouTube. The fandom is incapable of talking about Jesse McCree without playing into some sort of racism, and this eagerness to infantilize him is one of the myriad ways.Overwatch's fan-favourite cowboy character Jesse McCree finally has a new name after Activision Blizzard committed to changing it in the wake of California's ongoing lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and a "frat boy" culture at the company. I know I posed it rhetorically “I wonder why” but yeah, that’s exactly what I was thinking, and I’m glad I’m not the only one seeing it. It just always makes me wonder why people are so eager to… treat Jesse like he’s five-years-old. He’s also intensely well-travelled per his job, and we see him doing just fine in Venice, which is basically all water. But, he also spent ten years living in a major Swiss city-and most major cities in Switzerland are… waterfront cities. Similarly, why is there this persistent fandom-wide headcanon that Jesse into his adulthood is wary of large bodies of water? Yes, again, he grew up in an arid region. It and many other locations in northern New Mexico are in ski country. Santa Fe is located in the Rocky Mountains and is a high altitude city. End rant, hopefully, someone gets a kick out of this. It can snow up to ten inches throughout that region. Obviously, McCree’s ult can’t be a global engagement stun that creates a realm of the Duel where the playing field is evened out and the enemy has to do a series of buttons to get out of the duel alive LOL. In fact, the current forecast for Santa Fe, NM?Īnd while we’re here? He’s very likely seen snow too, if he grew up in northern New Mexico. ![]() Why does the fandom always act like McCree has not seen rain until he was 17 and joined Overwatch? He might’ve grown up in an arid area-and not necessary a desert-but New Mexico has a monsoon season, folks. ![]()
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