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Jinx Launches Overwatch Apparel Line

Jinx Inc. (stylized J!NX) has released a new line of licensed apparel and accessories to celebrate Blizzard Entertainment’s upcoming team-based shooter, Overwatch!

More than a dozen stylish product options featuring imagery and characters from the game, including the pistol-toting Tracer and super-intelligent gorilla Winston, are available today online at Jinx.com, as well as a range of retail store locations, including ThinkGeek and Hot Topic.

Overwatch is an online multiplayer first-person shooter with a far-reaching cast of class-based characters with distinct personalities. J!NX plans to release additional Overwatch gear following the game’s official launch on May 24 on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC.

J!NX’s acquisition of the Overwatch license complements its current catalogue of branded products from Blizzard Entertainment’s many fan-favorite franchises, including Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm, StarCraft II, Diablo III and World of Warcraft.

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John has spent his journalism career covering just about everything, from small-town meetings and crime scenes to Capitol Hill and the U.S. Congress. He got his start writing about games and technology with a computer column called On the Chip Side, which grew to more than 1 million in circulation and ran in newspapers across several states. Today, John is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Newsweek and many other publications, and he writes a regular technology and government column for Nextgov/FCW and hosts security and educational webinars for FedInsider. He is also the founder of the Tech Writers Bureau and the chief editor of GameIndustry.com. He still loves disappearing into games, whether that means crawling through Baldur’s Gate dungeons deep into the night or planning one more big offensive in the latest wargame.