Official Site:Â Overwatch
Studio:Â Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date:Â May 24, 2016
Genre: Team-Based OFPS
Business Model:Â B2P
Platform:Â PC, Xbox One, PS4
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Blizzard discusses Overwatch 2 launch balance and season two hero adjustments
With the chaos of its launch (hopefully?) now behind it, Overwatch 2 is ready to talk about the future - or at least the...
Overwatch 2 apologizes for launch snafus with spooky skin and charm compensation
Blizzard is not oblivious to the discontent swirling around the launch of Overwatch 2 last week, and it's planning to make some amends. Several...
Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack, accidentally removes everyone’s earned heroes
The goof parade that is Overwatch 2 keeps marching along, regrettably. The most recent SNAFU suffered by players of the game involved an intended...
Overwatch 2 ‘makes progress’ on launch issues, but it’s still getting dinged on unlock grinds
The rocky launch week of Overwatch 2 isn't over yet, but the studio says that it's "making progress" on addressing the core issues plaguing...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about the switch to Overwatch 2?
It's either an exciting or cataclysmic (or both!) week for the Overwatch community. As planned, this week Blizzard shut down the team shooter in...
Overwatch 2’s first big update tackled SMS Protect as Blizzard teases Kiriko animated short
As promised, Blizzard patched Overwatch 2 overnight, effectively nullifying the deeply unpopular "SMS Protect" feature that required all players to link specific types of...
Massively Overthinking: Do you take vacation time to play MMOs?
Back when Amazon was busy merging several dozen Lost Ark servers, I saw a comment thread where people were grousing about being locked out...
Overwatch 2 partially rolls back SMS requirement, addresses stability and queues
As we've been covering, the Overwatch 2 rollout was a bit of a mess, and it wasn't just a result of first-day technical burps...
Overwatch 2’s launch is plagued by multiple DDOS attacks and connection issues
Blizzard brought Overwatch 2 online last night as planned, but what didn't go quite as plan was the technical mess that plagued the team...
Fight or Kite: Forget Overwatch 2 – Gundam Evolution meets your anime FPS needs
As a self diagnosed techie, I’ve always had a soft spot for mech-related games and shows. But I haven’t had too many opportunities in...
Overwatch 2 outlines global release timing and a pre-launch checklist as the original shooter goes offline
A new era of Overwatch is just around the corner. The sequel to the hero shooter - or at least its PvP portion -...
Overwatch League opens up new initiatives to recruit more diverse players and broadcasting talent
You can either look at this as the Overwatch League trying to increase the diversity of its pool of talent, or the league's scrambling...
Overwatch 2 details a host of changes being made to competitive play
An arguably heavy-handed free-to-play setup isn't the only thing that's going to be different in Overwatch 2. The shooter is also looking to use...
Overwatch 2 plans to combat player toxicity and secure accounts with a ‘defense matrix’
Wrath what? Blizzard doesn't have time to think about the immediate past when it has another launch coming right around the corner. Next week,...
Theorycraft Games nets $50M and two former Riot devs for a ‘team-based game of adventure, creativity, and high-stakes combat’
Back in March 2021 we reported on the formation of Theorycraft Games, a game dev studio that was made up of folks who had...
Overwatch 2 offers backstory and creation details for Kiriko in new videos
Overwatch 2 fans are already generally familiar with the new support hero Kiriko from a mechanical standpoint, but what about her origin? How does...
WoW Factor: How much does World of Warcraft matter to Blizzard?
My initial plan this week was to write about whether or not World of Warcraft was successfully creating an echo chamber in which everyone...
Overwatch 2 officially reveals its new hero Kiriko along with seasonal content plans
While Blizzard's surprise may have been spoiled thanks to its own mistakes as well as a fan leak, we now all know much more...
Details of Overwatch 2’s next hero are leaked online by Blizzard and fans
The comedy of errors that is Overwatch 2's inability to keep things quiet continues. Both Blizzard and a fan of the game have combined...
Overwatch 2’s Jon Spector confirms that hero unlocks will be on the free track of the battle pass
Blizzard has not been doing a great job of managing its leaks lately, and another one hit last night when a description of Overwatch...
