![]() ![]() Six years into the franchise, Overwatch has only two confirmed queer characters in its 35 hero roster: Tracer and Soldier: 76. I’ve been playing a fair bit of Overwatch 2, and while my larger thoughts on what the sequel means for the shooter would make their own blog, I was more focused on how Overwatch 2 acknowledges queerness at arms length, where other games seem ready and willing to include queer iconography in the game people boot up. ![]() Especially for a game that highlights the diversity of its cast as a selling point. But in the time between that scandal and the launch of Overwatch 2 last week, I’ve taken some time to explore other live games.Īfter all this time apart, seeing how games like Apex Legends and Dead By Daylight have taken steps to recognize not only the games’ queer characters, but their queer communities has made Overwatch’s relative restraint feel more calculated and risk-averse than ever. It’s been a sad feeling, as I’ve dumped over 1000 hours into the game since 2019, when it was confirmed Soldier: 76 was a gay man, and I was immediately more interested in checking the game out as a person who writes about queerness in games. When news of the Activision Blizzard workplace culture lawsuit came about, I pretty much stopped playing the hero shooter with any regularity. Overwatch and I have been a bit distant lately.
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