One of the biggest developers in the business, Blizzard, stated its intent to better represent women in its games. Their effort to create more realistic characters starts with Overwatch, a competitive FPS planned for release in 2015. Though images from the website still show them in revealing clothing, employee Chris Metzen said that they have been "trying not to oversexualize the female characters."
This comes after a speech from Blizzard CEO Michael Morhaime, where he condemned the recent attacks on women in gaming known as Gamergate. "Let's take a stand to reject hate and harassment," he said at BlizzCon.
Blizzard Entertainment publishes the games World of Warcraft and the StarCraft franchise and has a revenue of $4.85 billion.
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