Overwatch's New Creative Director Hire Reignites Hopes for Animated Show

Overwatch's New Creative Director Hire Reignites Hopes for Animated Show

From GameRant (Written by Michael Brandon Ingram) on | OpenCritic

Overwatch has a brand-new creative director for the franchise, and his experience is giving fans hope that an animated series based on the shooter may be on the table. The new Overwatch director previously worked on multiple popular animated projects.

Among the most popular aspects of the hero shooter from Blizzard is its rich cast of characters. Overwatch boasts a sizable roster of more than 50 Heroes for players to choose from, hailing from countries around the world with diverse backgrounds. New Heroes joining Overwatch's roster typically come with plenty of story content, including animated shorts, comics, and more, to introduce them to fans. The in-depth storytelling of the shooter's Heroes has naturally led many fans to ask Blizzard for a full-fledged animated series based on Overwatch. Now, the game's new creative director may be fit to deliver on those requests.

Overwatch may be in a very good place at the moment, but that doesn’t mean things can’t be better, and reviving one small feature would be a boon.

Blizzard recently announced that Justin Richmond will be taking over as the new creative director for Overwatch. Richmond got his start in the gaming industry in 2002 with...

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