'Overwatch' Fans, Say Goodbye To 'McCree' And Hello To 'Cassidy'

The cowboy that was once known as Jesse McCree now goes by Cole Cassidy. Overwatch has rolled out the patch that changed the name of the gunslinger, as the real-life Jesse McCree was an executive named in the Activision-Blizzard lawsuit for workplace abuses.

The patch didn't offer much in terms of new gameplay tweaks, but voice acting has been altered such that all mentions of "McCree" now mention "Cassidy" instead.

"Adaptive circuits engaged: Cassidy." pic.twitter.com/XLbgUMa53T

— Overbuff (@Overbuff) October 26, 2021

The name change was controversial when it was announced back in August, and it seems players have mixed feelings about Cassidy, both from a gameplay perspective and from the perspective of Blizzard attempting damage control on the scandal.

Cole Cassidy everybody ! 😊 pic.twitter.com/g2RD3hviYJ

— Spooky Lukie (@SpoookyLukie) October 22, 2021

Nah, he is Jessie McCree pic.twitter.com/AHZHmnn6Lm

— 🔥Discord96 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇭🇰🇹🇼🇮🇱 (@Discord1996) October 22, 2021

We are not calling his ass Cole Cassidy LMAO

— Earl Turlet (@alfredobofa) October 22, 2021

Still, some fans admitted that even though the change was controversial, Cassidy is a pretty good name for a cowboy character.

Ngl Cole Cassidy not that bad of a name for a cowboy character pic.twitter.com/HtCigytiyW

— Jeej (@Jeejaroni) October 22, 2021

I’m actually not mad at this https://t.co/eFeEJiFnhN

— 𝖘𝖊𝖇 (@mercysneverdie) October 23, 2021