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Summary
| Description | An official promotional image of the then 32 different playable characters on the launch of the video game Overwatch (based on the 4th Anniversary seasonal event) |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Blizzard Entertainment |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | [1] |
| Date of publication | May 2020 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Development of Overwatch |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | To illustrate the range of character types (genders, size, species, etc.) in Overwatch, in association with discussions about Blizzard's desire for a diverse cast and issues related to criticism about sexuality in the game. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
n.a. |
| Not replaceable with textual coverage because (WP:NFCC#1) |
Illustrating the characters is impossible to do with text alone, and text alone doesn't readily convey the range of diversity Blizzard wanted in the game. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | Reduced from full size. Outside of cover box, only expected image of characters to be used in the game. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
Protomotional image, released by Blizzard to promote game, so not diluting commercial use |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Development of Overwatch//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Overwatch_characters.pngtrue | |
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| Description | An official promotional image of the 32 different playable characters on the launch of the video game Overwatch (based on the 4th Anniversary seasonal event) |
|---|---|
| Author or copyright owner |
Blizzard Entertainment |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | [2] |
| Date of publication | May 2020 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Characters of Overwatch |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | To illustrate the characters on a notable list article devoted to the characters of the game |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
n.a. |
| Not replaceable with textual coverage because (WP:NFCC#1) |
Illustrating the characters is impossible to do with text alone, and text alone doesn't readily convey the range of diversity Blizzard wanted in the game. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | Reduced from full size. Outside of cover box, only expected image of characters to be used in the game. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
Protomotional image, released by Blizzard to promote game, so not diluting commercial use |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Characters of Overwatch//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Overwatch_characters.pngtrue | |
Licensing
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 12:04, 13 January 2024 | | 960 × 225 (453 KB) | Kung Fu Man (talk | contribs) | Tighter cropping for better scaling |
| 02:58, 1 July 2021 | No thumbnail | 1,000 × 259 (414 KB) | Pbrks (talk | contribs) | updated to 4th anniversary | |
| 18:43, 21 May 2019 | No thumbnail | 850 × 200 (287 KB) | Masem (talk | contribs) | Updated for 3rd anniverary event | |
| 06:52, 1 December 2017 | No thumbnail | 421 × 236 (157 KB) | Theo's Little Bot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) | |
| 14:26, 24 May 2017 | No thumbnail | 640 × 360 (312 KB) | Masem (talk | contribs) | Updated character shot due to the anniversary seasonal event | |
| 10:16, 30 August 2016 | No thumbnail | 689 × 255 (329 KB) | Diego Moya (talk | contribs) | Crop borders | |
| 10:01, 30 August 2016 | No thumbnail | 800 × 566 (342 KB) | Diego Moya (talk | contribs) | Slightly increased resolution - this is an ensemble image, each character is still fairly low resolution - with new better quality sampling avoiding the heavy artifacts | |
| 15:56, 3 June 2016 | No thumbnail | 400 × 128 (106 KB) | Masem (talk | contribs) | Uploading an excerpt from a non-free work using File Upload Wizard |
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