When Blizzard made an open beta of Overwatch available on May 5, 2016, Pornhub registered a spike of 817% in searches for pornographic material related to the game. Overwatch entered a closed beta in late 2015, during which time various people ripped the character models of Overwatch from the game and spread them over the Internet. Aoife Wilson of Eurogamer asserted that a cursory search on websites like Pornhub reveals pornography inspired by many high-profile video game franchises. Pornographic fan works of online multiplayer games like Overwatch has always been relatively common: according to Pornhub vice-president Cory Price, the most popular video-game related search queries on Pornhub were Minecraft, Halo, Clash of Clans, and Call of Duty. The game sports a cast of various characters, each with a unique design. Overwatch is a multiplayer online shooter game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Overwatch has inspired both sexualized cosplay and pornographic virtual reality works.

The website started producing a Playboy-style magazine about the game in late 2016, until they were forced to stop in February the following year.

Brazzers produced a 'porn parody' based on Overwatch in September 2016. Overwatch and its pornographic community has inspired various groups and companies to produce adult content related to the game. Blizzard has been issuing cease-and-desist orders to some prolific creators through an independent security firm, though the game's director has described the situation as 'an inevitable reality of the internet in 2016.' Video game journalists have described the abundance of (pornographic) fan works as a positive indicator for the game's longevity. Overwatch pornography usually consists of short pieces of video featuring characters such as Tracer, D.Va, and Mei. Pornographic content is created primarily through Valve's Source Filmmaker (SFM), with the more detailed art being made via Blender, Cinema 4D, or Autodesk Maya. Original pornography fan artists (animators and illustrators) are most commonly based on social media platforms such as Twitter, Reddit, and Tumblr, while they upload their works to file hosting services like MEGA, Gfycat, Webmshare, and Google Drive. Character models were ripped from the beta versions of the game and subsequently spread, edited, and animated on the Internet.Р”Р„nimated pornography shorts and sexualized imagery featuring official character models constitute the main content of Overwatch pornography. The game's distinct and colorful character designs drew the attention of many online content creators, resulting in sexually explicit fanart. Р”В«lizzard Entertainment's 2016 video game Overwatch inspired a notable amount of fan-made pornography. The character victory pose was changed after criticism because it 'reduces Tracer to just another bland female sex symbol'. 3some, Marie Rose, Source Filmmaker Hdsex 05:18 Mercy, Source Filmmaker Videosection 05:29 Source Filmmaker, Public, Gay 3d Animation Gay 06:36 Demise Of Team RWBY(Anal Vore Source Filmmaker Animation) Pornhub Anime 01:31 Source Filmmaker, Sfm, Zero Suit Samus Hdsex 08:24 MLP 3D FUTA PONIES STARLIGHT GLIMMER X RAINBOW DASH - SFM SOURCE FILMMAKER Pornhub 01:18 3d Porn, Link, Source Filmmaker Hdsex 10:11 BLACKJRXIII MLP FUTA COMPILATION (Furry Yiff) Hdsex 14:22 Source Filmmaker, Fnaf Frederika Videosection 09:52 Ozzy Promo Compilation 2 Source Filmmaker Hellporno 01:22 Hotel Transylvania, Source Filmmaker Shemale 06:03 Nsfw Source Filmmaker Daily Xxxdan 04:18 Arse, Source Filmmaker Videosection 28:29 Source Filmmaker Headhack Tutorial Hellporno 09:09 3d Animated Ciri Source Filmmaker The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Pornhub 02:18 Source Filmmaker Comp Because Im Too Fucking Lazy To Make Separate Videos.Comparison between Tracer's original pose (left) and altered replacement (right).

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