Blizzard Patches Masturbation Gag Out Of Overwatch
By Alex Chen | January 01, 0001
In major multiplayer games like Overwatch, what comes after a big patch is almost more interesting than what it’s in it. This is certainly a, um, standout instance of that. As part of the latest big Overwatch beta patch, Blizzard added a new escort level, Route 66. The level is home to the notorious Deadlock Gang, of which playable character cowborg (that’s a cowboy plus a cyborg, not a robot cow) McCree used to be a part. The whole area’s littered with hints as to what the Deadlock gang was up to, who they were involved with, and how much they really, really hate McCree now that he’s turned on them. The Deadlock Gang trafficked illicit weapons to basically everyone, which sets up some fun shades of gray in Overwatch’s otherwise cheery, colorful universe. Maniacal cowforts aren’t just about dastardly deeds, though. Even villains have lives and… needs. That brings us to the outhouse. After the recent Overwatch patch first dropped, gingerzap pointed out a bunch of easter eggs, including magazines scattered on the outhouse’s floor. They were magazines open to glossy pics of leading Overwatch ladies Symmetra and Mercy:cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"e3616d04-4972-4839-a63a-c6975e2e9731","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.kotaku.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"1767133403","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"uncategorized","SECTION":"","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"uncategorized","TAGS":"overwatch","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); You don’t need to do much pondering to get what Blizzard was probably going for. To be clear, though: the Deadlock Gang appear to have been whacking it to pictures of Overwatch heroines. How’s that for a complicated relationship between good and evil? Even on the off-chance that Blizzard meant in their heart of hearts that the Deadlock Gang only brought well-worn rags into the bathroom for the articles, it’s hard not to read