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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.вЂќ

Since we want to integrate this change into that story arc, we will be delaying the new arc until later this year and instead launch a new FFA map this September. In the near term, we had planned to kick off a narrative arc in September supported with new story and game content, of which McCree was a key part. вЂњWe realize that any change to such a well-loved and central hero in the gameвЂ™s fiction will take time to roll out correctly, and weвЂ™ll share updates as this work progresses. RELATED: 'Overwatch' Is Changing Jesse McCree's Character Name in Wake of Activision Blizzard Lawsuit

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The lawsuit was issued by the state of California for an alleged 'frat boy culture' that fostered harassment, a toxic work environment, and pay discrimination, among other things.ДЄctivision-Blizzard has gone about removing any and all references of anyone implicated by the lawsuit in their games and has also announced 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.вЂќ The full statement reads as follows: The announcement that the studio would be changing the character's name occurred in August in the wake of a lawsuit against Activision-Blizzard that the studio is still facing. The character's name was changed after the real Jesse McCree, a now-former Blizzard employee, departed the company after ongoing fallout from a lawsuit the company has been facing. The gunslinger has been one of the original heroes of the giant hero shooter ever since the game debuted back in 2016. The popular cowboy will now be going by Cole Cassidy. Blizzard has officially unveiled the new name for the character formerly named Jesse McCree in Overwatch.