Blizzard explains why Overwatch 2 and Gi Joe are perfect

Latest Cooperation for Blizzard's Free-to-Play Hero Shooter Overwatch 2 He sees that it passes with the long -term franchise of Gi Joe. New skin for Genja, Doomfist, Freja, Widowmaker and Reaper will see how they transform into GI Joe Snake Eyes, Destro, Scarlett, Baroness and Cobra commander.

Game Rant recently spoke with Overwatch 2About the art director Dion Rogers and the director of Aimee Dennett product management on a collage and describes in detail how this process has ended quite smoothly. They also touched some similarities between the two franchises.

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Cooperation Overwatch 2 x Gi Joe was smooth

Depending on the IPS concerned, not every video game cooperation works as planned. Sometimes the IP crossover owners have a very different artistic vision than developers. But this was not the case of Hasbro because Blizzard has already worked with them on the previous Overwatch 2 x Transformers cooperation. '' Didn't there any growing pain when we are talking to who we are talking to or about it? It was more like a family meeting like, oh my God, we will work with you again! “” Dennett explained. The internal process of cooperation between Overwatch 2 The team also went very smoothly. Continued

'' Sometimes the phase of internal cooperation takes a long time. It may take weeks and a lot of ideas. This one was probably the fastest we've ever had! Dion literally sent me a pdf. Then we were like Oh, this is infallible. Let's do it! ''

Parallels between Overwatch 2 and Gi Joe

While on the surface two IPs look different, digging a little deeper reveals a lot of similarities. Both have a diverse range of characters that connect to fight evil, and both have very specific aesthetics. Gi Joe usually has a retro feeling that when it is paired with a more modern, stylish look Overwatch 2It can create a unique visual style. Rogers explained

'' Gi joe i Overwatch Share some parallels. They are some fun, colorful figures with contradictory thoughts and have great weapons! Overwatch He has great weapons. Between the two worlds and the optimistic atmosphere is a great real interest and overlapping Overwatch. Also Gi Joe always has some kind of moral story, so it just looks like a two match really good. ”

These parallels meant that some decisions, such as converting Genja into snake eyes or Freja into Scarlett, were very easy. Fans of Gi Joe Eagle Eyed also see a lot of Easter eggs hidden in cooperation. '' When you look at Doomfists, he has a Mars logo on his glove. This is a reference to the military organization it runs, which basically produces all weapons and things for Cobra. “” Rogers explained, “” Nowadays fans have gone crazy with such a kind of things! “