overwatch Overwatch to Change McCree Character Name

[Starym 3,800]

 

Blizzard have announced that the Overwatch hero McCree will be renamed and they will no longer be using developer names for the game's characters. This follows Overwatch developer Jesse McCree being let go from the company, without a specific reason being given, which happened amidst the Activision Blizzard lawsuit situation unfolding.

Here is the full statement from the Overwatch twitter:

[Amorandra 7]

This is why you don't name things in games based off your employee's, just have made his name McCree because it suited the character. >.>

[Steveson 193]

While it's curious what his new name is going to be i am more interested in how Blizzard are going to "fix" everything else mentioning him as Mccree that has been sitting on the internet for a few years.
Are they going to ad-lib new name in every cutscene and discussion with text-to-speech?

[Dejo93 1,023]

Reddit : "We did it. We defeated sexism."

Now, I wonder which character will be turned non-binary or such nonsense?

 

[Steveson 193]

14 minutes ago, Dejo93 said:

Reddit : "We did it. We defeated sexism."

Now, I wonder which character will be turned non-binary or such nonsense?

For the love of all stop signs in the galaxy CEASE AND F*CKING DESIST

[Halock 156]

2 hours ago, Steveson said:

Are they going to ad-lib new name in every cutscene and discussion with text-to-speech?

Statement suggests to me they're going to rename him 'IC', so the old name'll still work.

Disappointed, myself. 

[Piromysl 2]

Is Mac'Aree, the entire zone in Argus named after him as well?

[Migol 433]

Seems a bit heavy handed.   Yes, take out direct references specific to that Dev, but the name "McCree" is not all that rare and is probably shared by thousands or tens of thousands in CA alone.   

[Arcling 898]

8 hours ago, Steveson said:

While it's curious what his new name is going to be i am more interested in how Blizzard are going to "fix" everything else mentioning him as Mccree that has been sitting on the internet for a few years.
Are they going to ad-lib new name in every cutscene and discussion with text-to-speech?

There is already one of Sombra's lines suggesting that Jesse McCree isn't his real name. They can use this, so perhaps there is no need to change past content. Just make some "reveal" of his true name! Could work, though I also wonder what his new name will be. Should be something catchy and short, otherwise many might still call him McCree.

Winston: "Jesse McCree, welcome back to Overwatch!"

McCree: "Howdy, Winston. These days I'm just going by my old name, Jim Raynor. Overwatch may be the key to stopping the Talon - it's our sweat and blood that'll make it happen. After everything we've been through, past all the fire and fury... the one thing I know - is that we can count on each other to get the job done. Or die trying, if that's what it takes.

[It stops raining and everyone is bathed in sunlight]  ... because some things are just worth fighting for."

 

Edited August 27, 2021 by Arcling

[darkgreenwax 412]

It's time for gun-slingin' McKrey!

[lolblizzard 38]

rename him for what overwatch really stands for? so he will be called McCosby from now on

[Dejo93 1,023]

35 minutes ago, lolblizzard said:

rename him for what overwatch really stands for? so he will be called McCosby from now on

He gives people pudding pops

[Halock 156]

5 hours ago, Arcling said:

 Should be something catchy and short, otherwise many might still call him McCree.

Considering that, as you and others noted, there's no way they're redoing all his related voicelines I reckon this isn't necessarily even a concern. Change the display name and the gesture is made, 'technically' the character is renamed, and everyone will find something else to be discomforted about. It's not going to come back to bite them. 

(I suppose the vast majority of voicelines using his actual name are the pre-fight ones, and most of those would work by deleting the section of audio containing it. They'd sound weirdly upfront, because names are used for a reason, but it might work.

Still seems unlikely to me.)

[Halock 156]

5 hours ago, TyZone said:

It's time for gun-slingin' McKrey!

I feel like if he changed his name IC to 'The Bampf' everyone annoyed about this would instantly forgive everything.

[darkgreenwax 412]

13 hours ago, Halock said:

I feel like if he changed his name IC to 'The Bampf' everyone annoyed about this would instantly forgive everything.

Perfect! 😂