Overwatch 2’s first big update tackled SMS Protect as Blizzard teases Kiriko animated short

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Bree Royce
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As promised, Blizzard patched Overwatch 2 overnight, effectively nullifying the deeply unpopular “SMS Protect” feature that required all players to link specific types of phones to their accounts. As the studio explained earlier this week, the “majority” of existing players are now excluded from those rules.

Last night’s update also tackled “bugs related to account merge, login, and the First Time User Experience” and included “significant upgrades to [the] databases to address player queues.”

In other Overwatch news, Blizzard is hoping to crank up ye olde hype machine today at TwitchCon; it’s planning to drop a “brand-new animated short film starring everyone’s favorite new support hero, Kiriko” during the opening ceremonies, which begin tonight at 6 p.m. EDT on Twitch and come complete with Twitch drops. The cinematic is apparently nine minutes long, so bring a snack or something.

Source: Official site
Activision-Blizzard is considered a controversial gaming company owing to a long string of scandals over the last few years, including the Blitzchung boycott, mass layoffs, labor disputes, and executive pay fiasco. In 2021, the company was sued by California for fostering a work environment rife with sexual harassment and discrimination, the disastrous corporate response to which compounded Blizzard’s ongoing pipeline issues and the widespread perception that its online games are in decline. Multiple state and federal agencies are investigating the company as employees unionize and call for Bobby Kotick’s resignation. As of 2022, the company is being acquired by no less than Microsoft.
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