Overwatch is centered around
the characters, every hero affects one another because of their unique
abilities. So, it makes sense that every character reveal feels like a huge
event. Look at the long awaited Sombra, it took a long time for Blizzard to
even confirm that she is the new hero being added – doing this adds and creates
hype around the new character.
Yesterday, Blizzard released
a news article called, “Atlas News” which is the news outlet in Overwatch. I
love seeing developers adding details about a game from an outside source. Many
MMOs have done this – giving hints about the next big thing on the game’s
website. Anyway, the news article is focused on a young 11-year old girl that
lives in a city (in-game) named, “Numbani”.
The article states that Efi
Oladele has,” built a resume of impressive achievements in robotics and
artificial intelligence.” Then last month Efi received Adawe Foundation’s “genius
grant”. In receiving the grant, she agreed to an interview with the in-game
news outlet, Atlas News.
From the questions that was
asked, we got a quick look at what this “new hero” can be. So far, we know that
Efi Oladele is a 11-year old girl that has an affinity for robots and AI
technology. You can feel the energy she gives off from her talking about her
passion – excitement, eagerness, and has that sense of humor that I can relate
to also.
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These kinds of hints are
amazing, giving the players some immersion between the games world to the real
world can gather interest because it’s a new form of releasing information –
some players might not even know about it. My hope is to see the developers do
more of this kind of teases, I’m sure Blizzard will figure out different and
new ways to tease out information, so I’m now waiting for the next time there
is information about a new Overwatch hero.
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