I keep forgetting that Blizzard is off working on a team-based shooter calledOverwatch. Maybe part of the problem is the name? It’s definitely not the characters — there’s a spacesuit-wearing gorilla with glasses namedWinston, for crying out loud. That speaks to me.

This fine GDC x PAX week (make it stop!), Blizzard announced two new characters:McCree, a revolver-wielding outlaw, andZarya, a Russian bodybuilder with a particle cannon.

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There are accompanying videos, but don’t expect much in the way of presentation here. They’re a rather no-frills demonstration of the characters’ various moves, which I actually appreciate.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.