Gunslinger McCree of Overwatch will be renamed -apkrig
Blizzard developers have officially confirmed the name change of the popular gunslinger from the game Overwatch. Cowboy McCree will be renamed due to a connection with a designer who was fired from the company in connection with an ongoing lawsuit between Blizzard and the State Office for Fair Working Conditions. Jesse McCree was accused of inappropriate behavior in the workplace and participation in the so-called Cosby apartment, which forced him to leave and is likely to be affected by the expected trial. The developers also promise that this was the last time they named a character in the game after anyone who worked on it, and that from now on they will think more carefully that the outcome of their work is always fair to anyone and properly inclusive.
“We have built an overwatch around the idea that inclusion, equality and hope are the cornerstones of a better future. This thinking is key for the team and the game itself, “the developers of the mentioned shooter begin their message, which should see the second part next year. “Because we continue to discuss how best to underline our values, and because we want to be committed to creating a game world that reflects what we believe, we need to change the name of the hero McCree. For something that better represents the ideas of Overwatch, “adds the development team. According to Blizzard, realizing that changing the name is not easy and will affect the years of lora that has been built, they are asking fans to be patient and understanding why the upcoming story arc in which McCree was to play an important role will be postponed. “We want to incorporate the change into the storyline, so instead we will bring a new map in September and deliver the story at the end of the year,” the developers explain.
We will think and differentiate more as we add real-world links to the future content of Overwatch.
They also confirm that similar conflicts should never happen again in the future, because Blizzard ends up naming characters after developers. Something similar also applied to the fired World of Warcraft designer Alex Afrasiabi, who projected into the game in several places and it has undergone revisions in recent weeks. “As we add real-world links to the future content of Overwatch, we’ll think and differentiate more. It will help strengthen the building of a fictional world, which differs significantly from the real one, “said the authors of the game, adding that the end of the screening of individuals into the game will be underlined by the fact that game development is a team effort.
However, in their post on social networks and the official website of the game, the developers do not comment in any way on the reason for the connection with Jess McCree described in the introduction. As we informed you during August, McCree was released along with Diablo IV game director Luis Barriga and World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft for accusations of inappropriate workplace behavior. McCree and LeCraft are also associated with the case of Cosby’s apartment, which was supposed to be a relaxing hotel room for developers during trade fairs and cones. The incident was reported at the end of July by Kotaku magazine, which shared a photo of individual Blizzard employees from that room and several screenshots from a private conversation, according to which the developers were to take women to the apartment.
However, designer Greg Street, who is also in the photo but is currently working at Riot Games, spoke out against Kotak’s accusation. He denied that there were any indecencies in the room, and the current interpretation of the meaning of this room allegedly does not correspond to reality. The accusation of the actor Bill Cosby of sexual harassment of several women was not publicized until after the room was named in this way and the leaks from the private chat of the participants are also allegedly misunderstood, but according to Street, a naturally inappropriate joke. Moreover, his open stance is reminiscent of something that fans and, unfortunately, the media have completely forgotten – allegations against the allegations and no independent assessment, not even as direct evidence of Kotak’s information.
