Jesse Maccree: Last News

Activision Blizzard has announced that Overwatch players can change their Battletag name for free.The offer is only available until November 5 but should prove useful for anyone who regrets their previous name choice. Regret being the key word here as in a blog post by the Overwatch team, it’s explained that the change is because “as we introduce a new name, you might have the desire to do the same”.The news follows the announcement that Activision Blizzard has finally renamed Overwatch character, Jesse McCree, to Cole Cassidy.

Activision Blizzard has finally renamed Overwatch hero Jesse McCree, who will be known as Cole Cassidy from now on.Blizzard committed to changing McCree’s name following the high-profile California lawsuit, in which allegations of sexual harassment and “frat boy” culture emerged.Meet Cole Cassidy.Rides into Overwatch October 26. pic.twitter.com/CT6PmaNXNs— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) October 22, 2021“The first thing a renegade loses is their name, and this one gave up his long ago,” said Blizzard in a brief statement accompanying the news.

Overwatch hero McCree is going to be renamed after the Blizzard employee he was named for left the company following Activision Blizzard‘s harassment and discrimination lawsuit.The cowboy DPS character’s full name Jesse McCree, as given on Overwatch‘s official website, is named after the real-life Jesse McCree, who was the lead level designer of Diablo IV.He, along with with game director Luis Barriga, were two senior-level Diablo IV developers, along with World Of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft, to have left the company, although no official reason for their departure was provided.In a statement on Twitter, the Overwatch team said that it is “necessary” to rename McCree so that the hero “better represents what Overwatch stands for”.A

Blizzard Entertainment employees – two key Diablo IV figures and a World Of Warcraft designer – are no longer with the company.Diablo IV game director Luis Barriga and its lead level designer Jesse McCree, as well as World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft, have left the video game company, reports Kotaku. The publication noted that development teams had been notified of the changes early Wednesday (August 11).Activision Blizzard has now confirmed the departures of all three senior figures.