Overwatch‘s McCree will now be called Cole Cassidy, the developers announced today. further distancing the character of former designer Jesse McCree, one of the men who worked on the controversial, recently revealed “Cosby Suite” meetings.
“The first thing a renegade loses is his name, and he gave up his name a long time ago,” the Twitter reveal said. “To run away from your past was to flee from yourself, and each year that passed only widened the gap between what he had been and what he had become. But there comes a time in every cowboy’s life when they must stop and take a stand. To do that again Overwatch
McCree (the developer, not the cowboy) left Blizzard in August midst a time of turmoil for Activision Blizzard as a whole. A California state lawsuit filed on July 20 alleged that the mega-corporation’s leadership negligently allowed a sexual harassment and abuse environment to smolder within its walls, which eventually led to it several top-class departures.
“We have the Overwatch Universe based on the idea that inclusivity, justice and hope are the building blocks of a better future, ”says the game’s development team wrote in August. “As we continue to discuss how best to live up to our values and show our commitment to creating a game world that reflects them, we believe there is a need to include the name of the hero currently known as McCree in to change a name that better represents that Overwatch
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Overwatch‘s next major narrative arc has been postponed beyond the original September release date as McCree appears to have played a major role. While details on how this name change will be explained in the universe have yet to be released, McCree will officially become Cole Cassidy on October 26th.
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