The sexual harassment lawsuit against Activision Blizzard will have more repercussions for game content. Blizzard is changing Overwatch character Jesse McCree's name now that his real-life namesake ...

Blizzard and the Overwatch developers have announced it is changing the name of the hero formerly known as McCree. The hero was named after Blizzard employee Jesse McCree, who was previously lead ...

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Unfortunately, to anyone unfamiliar with the goings on at Blizzard, this news doesn't make much sense. What Blizzard didn't say is that McCree was named after Diablo 4 lead level designer Jesse McCree ...

After the real-life McCree was fired from Blizzard, Overwatch casters are now referring to the character as "the cowboy." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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The team behind Overwatch have announced that they will be changing the name of one of their title's most popular characters, on account of the ongoing Activision Blizzard controversies. Why Is McCree ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Blizzard has officially announced the new name for the Overwatch hero formerly known as McCree. After announcing plans to rename the character because ...

The developers behind Overwatch, a futuristic first-person shooter multiplayer game from Blizzard Entertainment, have announced via Twitter that they will be changing one character name from the ...

Blizzard Entertainment says it will rename McCree, Overwatch’s outlaw bounty hunter, after his real-life namesake, former game designer Jesse McCree, was let go from the studio in the wake of a sexual ...

Michael McWhertor is a journalist with more than 17 years of experience covering video games, technology, movies, TV, and entertainment. Blizzard changed McCree’s name as part of a broader plan to ...