Overwatch’s McCree Has Been Renamed to Cole Cassidy
In light of the recent events and controversies surrounding Blizzard Entertainment, the publisher made an important announcement today, as they finally renamed McCree of Overwatch to Cole Cassidy. Their announcement was made via Twitter, with an accompanying message for the renaming scheme.
Meet Cole Cassidy.
Rides into Overwatch October 26. pic.twitter.com/CT6PmaNXNs
— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) October 22, 2021
According to the tweet, Cole Cassidy will be making his debut (of sorts) from McCree to Overwatch on October 26. Here is the message that accompanied his introduction:
The first thing a renegade loses is their name, and this one gave up his long ago.
Running from his past meant running from himself, and each passing year only widened the divide between who he had been and what he had become. But in every cowboy’s life, there comes a time when he has to stop and make a stand.
To make this new Overwatch better – to make things right – he head to be honest with his team and himself. The cowboy he was rode into the sunset, and Cole Cassidy faced the world at dawn.
In case you missed it, Cole Cassidy’s former namesake, Jesse McCree. McCree was one of the developers pictured in the infamous ‘Cosby Suite’ image, and he left the company back in August alongside a slew of others, all of them part of the allegations.
What do you think? Is this a good first step for Blizzard Entertainment to take? Let us know in the comments below!
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