New Overwatch VA shouts out the subreddit that's been waiting 8 years for his character to become playable: "Search and destroy"

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Turns out the Emre hopium wasn't hopium after all

New Overwatch hero Emre
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A new Overwatch voice actor is giving a well-deserved shoutout to the Reddit community that's been waiting for his character to be added for eight years.

Over on r/EmreMains, Overwatch players have been labeled hopium huffers for eight long years. See, they've been clinging on to the hope that a niche character from Overwatch lore, the Turkish mercenary Emre, would one day be officially added to the roster. And as we learned this week, it turns out that whatever they were huffing on wasn't hopium after all, as Blizzard has confirmed Emre is indeed coming to Overwatch in season 1 alongside four other heroes. Yeah, in case you haven't been following, there are some changes happening to Overwatch.

A Special Message for R/EmreMains from r/EmreMains

Erdinc seems like good people, as he took the time to engage with both English-speaking and Turkish-speaking members of the Emre community in the comments section, sharing neat little insights and general celebratory vibes.

Emre is a fairly straightforward damage character with a health regen passive and a burst rifle as his primary fire. He seems like he'll make a great beginner character, although it's unclear right now how well he'll scale for higher level players.

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Jordan Gerblick
Jordan Gerblick

After earning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.

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