Overwatch devs explain delay in McCree\u2019s name change Blizzard EntertainmentBlizzard Entertainment confirmed they would be changing the name of hero Jesse McCree, pending the dismissal of an employee sharing the same namesake. Now, the developer has provided an update on the name-changing process. Overwatch players are hungry for new content but plan to expand the longevity of the game are on hold. With story beats and additional DLC planned to expand on the cowboy-inspired character, fans were initially skeptical towards Blizzard\u2019s approach. However, the importance of delaying further additions comes as a result of McCree being subject to a name change, as it was inspired by a now-former employee fired amid the ongoing Blizzard controversy. Blizzard devs have now addressed the progress of changing McCree\u2019s name head-on. McCree name change is a \u201ccomplicated project\u201d Overwatch launched back in 2016, with Jesse McCree among its base-game character roster. Due to the character\u2019s long-standing presence within the game, this has become an \u201cundertaking\u201d for the Blizzard development team to action. Speaking on the progress of retrofitting McCree\u2019s future in the franchise, one of Blizzard\u2019s community management team offered an update on the \u201cmeaningful\u201d yet \u201ccomplicated project.\u201d As the project will require multiple assets across every facet of the game to be changed, the devs said \u201cchange like this takes *some* time to achieve. I do not currently have an ETA I can share with you, however, I can assure you that work is underway on this task.\u201d Read More: Overwatch 2 devs reveal Brigitte rework – \u201cI can understand why you may worry that this decision was made in a rush (especially given the whirlwind of surrounding news)\u201d the developer added on the spontaneity of the change. While a specific date for the change hasn\u2019t been detailed, we will be tracking this news as it develops. Make sure to stay updated with all our Overwatch coverage here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overwatch devs explain delay in McCree\u2019s name change Blizzard EntertainmentBlizzard Entertainment confirmed they would be changing the name of hero Jesse McCree, pending the dismissal of an employee sharing the same namesake. Now, the developer has provided an update on the name-changing process. Overwatch players are hungry for new content but plan to expand the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83960\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}