Overwatch’s creative director accidentally leaks the name of season 6’s upcoming hero and reveals that he ‘got the highest scores of any hero that we’ve tested’

Overwatch game director Aaron Keller accidentally revealed that the detective hero planned for season 6 is named Hudson. The character, an omnic whose design was shown at BlizzCon, is now set to join the damage class, despite initially being developed as a support hero.

Associate game director Alec Dawson said the team changed course as Hudson’s mechanics and character concept took shape, deciding the elements testers liked best suited damage play. Keller said Hudson received the highest scores of any hero the team has tested with internal research groups and external players; the article compares the next-highest recent result with Juno.