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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Overwatch 2 previews Season 8 balance adjustments and discusses quick play leave penalties
Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller is once again talking about balance in his address to players, as the team vs. team shooter inches ever...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2023
2023 was definitely a year of surprises for me. Not all of them were pleasant! If you've been watching my columns, you probably have...
Overwatch 2 digests its PvP-focused BlizzCon reveals, promises more ‘surprise and delight’ events for all
Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller is using his usual Director's Take blog post to take a breath and process the reveals made by the...
Hearthstone’s Showdown in the Badlands releases, Overwatch 2 patches in a reworked Roadhog
It's another bundle of Blizzard game news tied into one package, and this one is specifically for the digital CCG and team-based shooter fans,...
Vague Patch Notes: BlizzCon 2023 wasn’t a disaster, but it needed to be better
The last live BlizzCon in 2019 was not a great show, but it was fundamentally a hype festival for Blizzard just like they've all...
Massively Overthinking: Did BlizzCon do what it needed to do?
Given the last couple of years, which have been inarguably rocky for both the company and its games, Blizzard needed a big win at...
The Overwatch League appears to be dead after six seasons
The Overwatch League appears to have lived up to its nickname, as it's yet another Overwatch L in light of the news that it...
BlizzCon 2023: Overwatch 2 previews competitive updates, Clash game mode, and upcoming heroes
The "What's Next" panels continue to spill forth from this year's BlizzCon as Overwatch 2 talked up its next several seasons' worth of updates,...
BlizzCon 2023: Overwatch 2’s new hero, Mauga, has goofy guns that were at one point bigger than Tracer
During the Opening Ceremony at BlizzCon this afternoon, Blizzard's Overwatch 2 team was the first game out of the blocks to introduce the new...
BlizzCon 2023: WoW, Diablo IV, Overwatch 2, and more at the Opening Ceremony
All the big news is at the end!
We're gearing up for the start of BlizzCon - and its freebie virtual stream - as the...
Here’s how to watch BlizzCon 2023 for free – plus everything to expect from WoW, Diablo IV, Overwatch 2, and more
After several years away - and one goofy BlizzConline in 2021 - BlizzCon is finally back and in person as of today, though of...
Overwatch 2’s LE SSERAFIM collab event brings new skins, limited-time mode, and dance moves November 1
Overwatch 2 fans likely already knew about the incoming collaboration with K-pop group LE SSERAFIM, but now there's a whole trailer and half of...
BlizzCon’s schedule highlights World of Warcraft but ditches Q&As
With a week to go before this year's BlizzCon, the curiosity, hope, and cynicism are running strong toward the house that Warcraft built. While...
Massively Overthinking: Are there any MMOs for which a spin-off mode would be welcome?
Pantheon's announcement that its developers are working on spinning out a monetized "247" extraction mode hasn't engendered a whole lot of hope for the...
Overwatch 2 outlines upcoming character balancing, promises more ways to acquire popular skins
Season 7 is well and truly underway in Overwatch 2, which means that the developers are taking a look at player feedback and metrics...
Massively Overthinking: What’s next for Blizzard under Microsoft?
So the Microsoft acquisition of Activision-Blizzard is basically a done deal. Oh, sure, the FTC is still fumbling around with hapless appeals, but look,...
Diablo IV has launched on Steam to ‘mixed’ reviews alongside its Season of Blood update
Diablo IV has kicked off the centerpiece of its autumn today with the launch of Season of Blood and the launch of the game...
WoW Factor: No-selling BlizzCon
On May 4th, 2019, tickets for BlizzCon 2019 went on sale. This was not in and of itself a surprise, with the event happening...
Activision-Blizzard’s latest internal town hall meeting was bizarrely helmed by a celebrity host
We appreciate that making a company meeting interesting is a challenge, but we also have to curl an eyebrow upwards at the choice made...
Overwatch 2 discusses penalties for leavers and changes to communication between players
What's the biggest problem that Overwatch 2 has at the moment? Wait, sorry, a lot of hands went up with that question. What's the...