Official Site: Overwatch
Studio: Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date: May 24, 2016
Genre: Team-Based OFPS
Business Model: B2P
Platform: PC, Xbox One, PS4
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Overwatch 2 previews Season 16’s new and adjusted perks, prepares to showcase Stadium mode next week
The new season of Overwatch 2 content is slowly building on the horizon, which means that Blizzard is eager to get people excited for...
Overwatch 2 devs discuss how they effectively create and portray disabled characters
In a time when those in power are desperately trying to erase whole groups of people from the annals of history, science, sport, and...
Obituary: Bill Petras, art director for original World of Warcraft and Overwatch, passes away
The visual style of Blizzard's games, especially that found in World of Warcraft, is evocative, immediately identifiable, and arguably a hallmark of the way...
Overwatch 2 collaborates with Kpop’s Le Sserafim (again) and previews Freja this weekend
Overwatch 2 is betting big on Korean cross-appeal as it hosts another collaboration with girl group Le Sserafim this month. The team shooter is...
Microsoft backtracks on its idea to use its generative AI Copilot to help Overwatch 2 players get good
Welcome to the age when gaming companies have constructed entire AI departments that are desperate to prove themselves relevant. That's why Microsoft was pushing...
NetEase believes China’s market is large enough to support Marvel Rivals and the recently returned Overwatch 2
You would be forgiven for thinking that NetEase wouldn't want its own major hero shooter and Overwatch 2 to be in the country at...
Overwatch 2 fields questions from players about its recently added perks system
The perks system that Overwatch 2 added with the launch of Season 15 appears to have gone over pretty well with players. Or maybe...
Overwatch 2’s game-changing Season 15 is here – here are the patch notes
It's a pretty important week for Overwatch 2 this week as Blizzard has put forth its overhaul-rich Season 15 update, bringing with it all...
As player numbers soar, NetEase lays off the American Marvel Rivals team
Marvel Rivals has been the darling of team shooters this season, so of course that means NetEase is laying off the western team? The...
Overwatch 2 invites the pressure of competition, admits the game ‘hasn’t evolved as much as it should have’
When Overwatch 2 unveiled its big shakeup plans for its next couple of seasons, there was a pervasive sense that these moves were a...
Overwatch 2 unveils new perks system, third-person game mode, new heroes, and the return of lockboxes
It would appear that the blowout success of another team vs. team hero shooter has helped prompt Overwatch 2 out of stagnation and into...
Obituary: World of Warcraft and SWTOR sound artist John Kurlander has passed away
You may not be overly familiar with the name John Kurlander, but we promise you that your ears have experienced his work. Kurlander was...
Vague Patch Notes: How long do online games truly get to live?
I'm going to start this article by asking a question I don't actually want an answer to: How long has Minecraft been popular?
Objectively there...
Overwatch 2 steps up its technology game with a DirectX 12 beta
Overwatch 2 is taking steps this week to stay on top of the technology curve, as Blizzard announced that it's running a beta for...
Guild Wars 2, Overwatch 2 compensate players for recent tech and sale bungles
This is a tale of two MMO studios and how they handled recent fiascos competently. Happy Friday!
First, ArenaNet announced last night that it is...
Overwatch 2 preps seasonal events, starts new 6v6 experimental team comp, and will rerun the ‘moth meta’
If you're a veteran Overwatch player, the words "moth meta" likely mean something entirely different to you than others; while some people probably envision...
Not So Massively: What we’d like to see from a StarCraft shooter
According to the rumour mill, Blizzard is currently working on a shooter game in the StarCraft universe - again. By my counting this would...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online surprises fans with Spacedock revamp
Star Trek Online delivered a small surprise this past week with visual improvements to its iconic Spacedock: "In essence, we’re replacing the exterior System...
Heroes of the Storm’s next patch brings back Brawls – permanently – after nearly five years
As has now become almost a regular habit, another patch has gone up the test realm for Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard's ostensibly maintenance-moded...
The MOP Up: Guild Wars 2’s community shows off amazing player housing creations
It's no surprise that Guild Wars 2 players are thrilled to be interior decorators, thanks to this year's player housing system. And in a...
