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Overwatch Reveals McCree's New Name, Cole Cassidy
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 53953" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><em>Activision Blizzard is currently facing </em><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-shareholder-demands-bobby-kotick-lawsuit" target="_blank"><em>serious ongoing allegations of harassment</em></a><em> and </em><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/fran-townsend-activision-blizzard" target="_blank"><em>mistreatment of marginalized workers</em></a><em>. To learn more, please </em><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-timeline-the-story-so-far" target="_blank"><em>visit our timeline</em></a><em> as well as our </em><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-activision-blizzards-week-of-reckoning" target="_blank"><em>in-depth report on the subject</em></a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p></p><p>Blizzard has revealed the new name for the Overwatch character formerly known as Jesse McCree: Cole Cassidy. The official renaming will take effect in-game on October 26.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In the official tweet announcement, Blizzard appears to be acknowledging Cassidy's name change as part of the game's lore, referring to Cassidy as a character "running from his past" and ultimately choosing to "be honest with his team and himself" about who he really is.</p><p></p><p>Cassidy's renaming was <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/overwatch-mccree-name-change-activision-blizzard-lawsuit" target="_blank">initially announced in August</a>. The character was formerly named after Blizzard employee Jesse McCree, who <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-designers-departure" target="_blank">exited earlier that month</a> alongside others amid ongoing allegations of harassment and abuse at the company.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>"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."</p><p></p><p>Blizzard has since removed several other <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/world-of-warcraft-remove-inappropriate-references-lawsuit" target="_blank">inappropriate references</a> from World of Warcraft and renamed other characters who were named after similarly-departed developers.</p><p></p><p>These moves kicked off in response to a <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-sued-by-california" target="_blank">lawsuit filed in early August</a> by the state of California, accusing Activision Blizzard of fostering a "frat boy" culture including sexual harassment, a toxic work environment, and unequal pay between men and women.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/duckvalentine" target="_blank"><em>@duckvalentine</em></a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/overwatch-reveals-mccree-new-name-cole-cassidy" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 53953, member: 1"] [I]Activision Blizzard is currently facing [/I][URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-shareholder-demands-bobby-kotick-lawsuit'][I]serious ongoing allegations of harassment[/I][/URL][I] and [/I][URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/fran-townsend-activision-blizzard'][I]mistreatment of marginalized workers[/I][/URL][I]. To learn more, please [/I][URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-timeline-the-story-so-far'][I]visit our timeline[/I][/URL][I] as well as our [/I][URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-activision-blizzards-week-of-reckoning'][I]in-depth report on the subject[/I][/URL][I].[/I] Blizzard has revealed the new name for the Overwatch character formerly known as Jesse McCree: Cole Cassidy. The official renaming will take effect in-game on October 26. In the official tweet announcement, Blizzard appears to be acknowledging Cassidy's name change as part of the game's lore, referring to Cassidy as a character "running from his past" and ultimately choosing to "be honest with his team and himself" about who he really is. Cassidy's renaming was [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/overwatch-mccree-name-change-activision-blizzard-lawsuit']initially announced in August[/URL]. The character was formerly named after Blizzard employee Jesse McCree, who [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-designers-departure']exited earlier that month[/URL] alongside others amid ongoing allegations of harassment and abuse at the company. "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." Blizzard has since removed several other [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/world-of-warcraft-remove-inappropriate-references-lawsuit']inappropriate references[/URL] from World of Warcraft and renamed other characters who were named after similarly-departed developers. These moves kicked off in response to a [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-sued-by-california']lawsuit filed in early August[/URL] by the state of California, accusing Activision Blizzard of fostering a "frat boy" culture including sexual harassment, a toxic work environment, and unequal pay between men and women. [I]Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter [/I][URL='https://twitter.com/duckvalentine'][I]@duckvalentine[/I][/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/overwatch-reveals-mccree-new-name-cole-cassidy"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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