{"id":389851,"date":"2025-10-30T00:04:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T00:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/overwatch-mccree-name-change-cole-cassidy"},"modified":"2025-10-30T00:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T00:04:54","slug":"overwatchs-mccree-gets-a-name-change-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/overwatchs-mccree-gets-a-name-change-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch\u2019s McCree gets a name change next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/overwatchs-mccree-gets-a-name-change-next-week.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Blizzard has made good on its word to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/overwatch-mccree-name-changing\">change the name<\/a> of <strong>Overwatch<\/strong> character Jesse McCree, and the modification will go into effect next week.<\/p>\n<p>Starting October 26, McCree will from here on out <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlayOverwatch\/status\/1451624387732512770\">go by the name of Cole Cassidy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Back in August the studio announced it was changing the cowboy&#8217;s name to &#8220;something that better represents&#8221; what the game stands for, as the character&#8217;s namesake was Diablo 4 lead level designer Jesse McCree.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/overwatch-mccree-name-change-cole-cassidy\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/overwatch-mccree-name-change-cole-cassidy\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blizzard has made good on its word to change the name of Overwatch character Jesse McCree, and the modification will go into effect next week. 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