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Overwatch LGBT Character to Be Revealed ‘Soon,’ Confirms Blizzard

J Station X: At Blizzcon 2016, lead writer Michael Chu reveals that an Overwatch LGBT character will be revealed "soon" and that there are "multiple LGBT characters."

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zeal0us2720d ago

Not to be that person but it got 2 LGBT characters already that are female. No way hell those fictional pixels wants my joystick.

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DarthZoolu2720d ago

I don't give a s*** what orientation any of them are who gives a f*** about this we want more characters and game modes!

Liqu1d2719d ago

This. Sexual preferences are irrelevant in an online shooter.

cberg252719d ago

Honestly, I think it's the lore & characters that have made Overwatch such a big hit. It's a great game beyond any doubt - but it has stuck around because the heroes are fun & likeable. I've seen more Overwatch fanart & cosplay than any new IP in recent memory. The fans love these characters, so having LGBT representation as a part of that is significant. Plus, it's not like they're writing queer characters INSTEAD of adding skins/modes/etc.

Personally, I'm curious if they'll canonize the popular Pharah/Mercy pairing - which fans have latched onto.

Hoffmann2719d ago

Especially Reaper, he is the definition of LGBT

Becuzisaid2720d ago

You hear that? It's the sound of a check box being checked.

Lennoxb632720d ago

Thought Tracer looked pretty lesbian already. As well as Zarya.

Ryasha2720d ago

But why though? "Revealing" which characters are gay and which aren't have nothing to do with the game.
It's not like there is any character development from some super dramatic plot or something and it's not going to change how any of the characters play at all so.....why?
If there was ever a need for an example of pandering, here it is.

Lennoxb632720d ago

You may get some interesting emotes. lol

Omnisonne2720d ago (Edited 2720d ago )

I have no idea, but the amount of people calling for this must be huge for Blizzard to actually make it a thing..
Though something tells me most of those people hardly play the game.

I can't say i care about the matter itself, but it's a lot of fuss for absolutely nothing

cberg252719d ago

People like the characters, simple as that. It's not a huge part of the game itself, but the lore has a pretty big fanbase. Fleshing out character relationships is a part of upholding that lore.

gangsta_red2720d ago

I'm guessing Bastion and Zenyatta

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10 Overwatch Heroes You Would Want To Hang Out With

The world could always use a few more heroes, or in this case friends. Here are some Overwatch Heroes you would want to hang out with.

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I Miss the Original Overwatch

Blizzard's blending of the FPS and MOBA was a masterpiece of design that met its end too soon.

Tedakin328d ago

I miss 6v6, lootboxes and an actual player level. I used to look forward to Junkenstein's Revenge at Halloween and the Christmas event cause of all the cool cosmetics you could earn. I'd play it every day. Now you play it for an hour, earn some stupid charm, and you're done. No reason to play anymore.

ActualWhiteMan328d ago

RIP OW2 is trash. My friends stopped playing it like we used to the first one every Friday night.

smoothdude328d ago

this. loved overwatch 1. 2 is no fun. there is lots to play… find something you like.

Gardenia327d ago

I'd never thought I would say this but the loot boxes in Overwatch wasn't so bad compared to what it is now.

GoodGuy09328d ago

I remember those epic dreamworks-like CGIs. I wasn't a fan at all but man, I knew it was a rediculously huge game. OW2 I've seen...nothing, died maybe after a week.

moomoo319327d ago

OW2 is a disaster. All these years to make the game 5v5….? And they scrapped PvE? The game just sucks man zero fun.

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Activision Shows Concerns Over The Call Of Duty And Overwatch League's Longevity

Activision has admitted that its Call of Duty and Overwatch eSport Leagues are facing challenges that the company might fail to address.

just_looken348d ago

Ha ha these have been in trouble fort awhile so now we talk about it/address it?

How about you explain why you make billions but always have layoff's.

S2Killinit347d ago

Activision:
Woe is me

These guys come off so disingenuous.

ModsDoBetter347d ago

The timing is strange but COD has been on a nosedive for several years & then followed by the backlash of Overwatch 2.

sadraiden346d ago

COD has literally never been more popular. Every single year it sells more and more copies than the previous year. Don't know what you mean by nosedive.

ModsDoBetter346d ago (Edited 346d ago )

@sadraiden

It has taken a nosedive in quality.
However, as you based your argument on sales numbers, let's take a dive, shall we?

"COD has literally never been more popular"
COD has literally been more popular.

See: MW2 sales numbers estimate to be at 8million copies sold at the end of 2022 (no official numbers released) yet Black Ops (2010) sits at a staggering 31million copies sold.

"Every single year it sells more and more copies than the previous year"
Again, not true.

(In release order)
Black Ops - 31 million copies
Modern Warfare 3 - 30 million copies
Black Ops 2 - 29 million copies
Ghosts - 28 million copies
Advanced Warfare - 21 million copies
Black Ops 3 - 26 million copies
Infinite Warfare - 13 million copies
WWII - 19 million copies
Black Ops 4 - 14 million copies
MW2019 - 30 million copies
Cold War - 30 million copies
Vanguard - Unreleased sales numbers
MW2022 - No solid numbers yet, though as above - 8 million estimated as of end of 2022

As you can see "every single year it sells more and more copies than the previous year" is an inaccurate statement with the sales numbers fluctuating, though I do feel MW2022 would sell well over the course of the year.

luckytrouble347d ago

This timing isn't that weird. eSports are notorious money sinks, and organizations have been failing one after another the past few months as funds dry up and popularity wavers. Critical who is one of the runners of his own eSports organization has been extremely candid about the fact that there's really no money to be made, and a lot of suits that had their companies throw money at the concept are just starting to give up and move on.

Profchaos347d ago

Just to coincide with the CMA appeal woe is us

smolinsk347d ago

Wow and they have totally done it to them Self with zero innovation.

shinoff2183347d ago

Exactly. Biggest game in gaming and they crying. Stfu acti

ModsDoBetter347d ago

They really dropped the ball with COD ever since WW2 I’d say.

Year after year it’s just disappointment after disappointment and it only got worse with Warzone and MW2019 - seasonal progression, battle pass, goofy skins, not listening to player feedback, you name it.

merlox347d ago

Call of duty was only good when they were WWII. Activision should go back to how they started. Also, they can make the single player stories longer. Not everyone plays the multiplayer.

porkChop347d ago

A lot of people here couldn't even read the headline. This isn't about the games themselves, it's about the esports leagues.

shinoff2183347d ago

Put the money into it. You have the biggest game in gaming.

porkChop347d ago

Agreed. They can obviously afford it.

ChasterMies346d ago

If people don’t like playing the games as much, then why would they want to watch other people play it?

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