In the wake of the controversy surrounding Blizzard's recent sexual harassment lawsuit with the state of California, Overwatch has announced it will be changing the name of the game's premier cowboy, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kris Holt is a writer who covers video games and word games. It’s been a couple of months since Blizzard’s Team 4 said it would ...

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 ...

Overwatch hero Jesse McCree has a new name, and, no, it’s not Deadeye Dave. As promised, Blizzard has renamed the gunslinger in the aftermath of his real-life namesake leaving the studio back in ...

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 ...

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 ...