Overwatch Holiday Web Comic Banned in Russia

Unfortunately for Russian fans of Blizzard’s latest first-person shooter Overwatch, the country has restricted all access to the game’s latest web comic. The country claims that the inclusion of the series’ first LGBT character makes the content inappropriate for viewing by its citizens.

For those who haven’t yet read the festive online comic, the holiday content can be found here and reveals that the series mascot Tracer is the first Overwatch hero to openly be a member of the LGBT community. The offense character’s sexuality is apparently being seen as quite the offense to Russian households, with the comic featuring the reveal being banned in accordance with the country’s Purpose of Protecting Children from Information Advocating for a Denial of Traditional Family Values act.