Activision Blizzard’s reputation has been damaged a lot over the past few weeks. The California discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit made waves and affected the entire company.
One of the most popular characters in the hero shooter “Overwatch” is now under fire himself and will soon have to get used to a new name.
Why did the name change?
According to rumors, longtime Blizzard developer Jesse McCree has been embroiled in a sexism and discrimination scandal. Although it is not known how deeply Macri was really involved in the scandal, Blizzard reacted quickly and fired he and other high-level employees of the development studio. His legacy is still visible thanks to his many years of involvement in several Blizzard games.
Instead, players will get a new “free for all” card in the fall and a promise from the developers that they’ll never name a character after an employee again.
