Overwatch 2 counts over 25M players in 10 days, announces double XP weekends to celebrate

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Chris Neal
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Despite all of its launch problems, it would appear that there were a lot of people checking out Overwatch 2 over the past week and a half: 25 million people, in fact, as Blizzard is very quick to point out in a PR blast.

The head count takes in players from around the world and from every platform the multiplayer shooter arrived to, including PC and consoles, and is a number that is nearly triple the previous daily player peak from the original Overwatch.

The announcement once more points to the freebies being handed out as compensation for launch problems and continues to promise more maps, modes, seasons, and next year’s PvE content. It also confirms that there will be doubled match XP during the weekends of October 21st, October 28th, and November 24th.

source: press release
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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