Blizzard Officially Teases Long-Awaited Overwatch Character Doomfist
//cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/1416/1416978.jpgWe've been hearing rumblings about Blizzard adding Doomfist to Overwatch for a while, and now he's officially being teased.
If you've followed Overwatch at all, you've probably heard the name Doomfist. Blizzard hinted that there might be a character with that name coming to the game, and the rumors only intensified when actor Terry Crews started very far along [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/169186-Overwatch-Doomfist-Could-be-Terry-Crews]" in development. Now Blizzard has started teasing Doomfist for real.
In a post on the official Overwatch blog [https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/20877886], Doomfist is said to have been broken out of prison by Reaper, after which he went to Numbani to reclaim his gauntlet weapon. If you've noticed that Blizzard added damage to some areas of the Numbani map, this is likely why. The report says that Doomfist is named Akande Ogundimu. If you've followed Overwatch lore, you know that according to posters on the Numbani map, there have already been two characters who went by the name Doomfist, and neither has that name.
Add to this that last week's PTR update was apparently briefly named [https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/6j30yq/the_build_being_used_in_ptr_is_called_11300/djb5tgf/] the "Doomfist/Summer Games" update, and you can see why players are getting the rumor mill going again. The Summer Games update last year launched the first week of August, so if it's happening again this year, we should hear more soon.
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//cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/1416/1416978.jpgWe've been hearing rumblings about Blizzard adding Doomfist to Overwatch for a while, and now he's officially being teased.
If you've followed Overwatch at all, you've probably heard the name Doomfist. Blizzard hinted that there might be a character with that name coming to the game, and the rumors only intensified when actor Terry Crews started very far along [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/169186-Overwatch-Doomfist-Could-be-Terry-Crews]" in development. Now Blizzard has started teasing Doomfist for real.
In a post on the official Overwatch blog [https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/20877886], Doomfist is said to have been broken out of prison by Reaper, after which he went to Numbani to reclaim his gauntlet weapon. If you've noticed that Blizzard added damage to some areas of the Numbani map, this is likely why. The report says that Doomfist is named Akande Ogundimu. If you've followed Overwatch lore, you know that according to posters on the Numbani map, there have already been two characters who went by the name Doomfist, and neither has that name.
Add to this that last week's PTR update was apparently briefly named [https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/6j30yq/the_build_being_used_in_ptr_is_called_11300/djb5tgf/] the "Doomfist/Summer Games" update, and you can see why players are getting the rumor mill going again. The Summer Games update last year launched the first week of August, so if it's happening again this year, we should hear more soon.
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