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First-Person Shooter
Systems
Top Critic Avg: 90 /100 Critics Rec: 96%
Released
May 24, 2016
ESRB
T for Teen: Blood, Use of Tobacco, Violence (online interactions not rated)
Developer(s)
Blizzard
Publisher(s)
Blizzard

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Overwatch 2 is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl. Power up your railgun and disrupt the battlefield as Sojourn, or yield your axe and command attention as Junker Queen. Battle to take control of a robot and move it toward the enemy base in the new Push Mode. Bring the fight to new destinations across the globe in iconic locations like New York, Rome, Monte Carlo and Rio. Daily challenges and frequent updates mean there is always something new to play.

Genre(s)
First-Person Shooter
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Overwatch 2 Season 17 Twitch Drops Now Available

Overwatch 2 Season 17: Powered Up is officially live, meaning there is a new set of Twitch Drops players can score without even booting up the FPS.

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Overwatch 2 Releases Season 17 Content Update Patch Notes

Overwatch 2 Season 17: Powered Up is officially live, adding new maps, features, and balance adjustments to Blizzard's free-to-play hero shooter.

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Overwatch 2 Makes Big Changes to Stadium Roadmap

Overwatch 2 reveals some significant changes to the roadmap for the new Stadium game mode over the course of the next several seasonal updates.

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Overwatch 2 Quietly Confirms G.I. Joe Crossover for Season 17

While revealing all of the content coming in Overwatch 2 Season 17, Blizzard quietly confirms a collaboration with G.I.Joe with little fanfare.

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Overwatch 2 Reveals Season 17 Mythic Skins, Events, and More

Overwatch 2 shares a preview for Season 17: Powered Up, featuring two awesome new Mythic skins, in-game events, a brand-new map, and more.

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Overwatch 2 Season 17 Buffing Bastion and Making Changes to Other Heroes

Overwatch 2 confirms some of the balance adjustments coming in Season 17, including a particularly unique and hilarious buff to Bastion.

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June 17 is Going to Be a Big Day for Overwatch 2

Big things are happening in Overwatch 2 soon, with June 17 being a day that interested fans will certainly want to mark on their calendars.

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Overwatch 2 Has Disabled Doomfist

Overwatch 2 has temporarily disabled Doomfist, the devastating tank and leader of Talon, making him unavailable in one of the core pillars of the game

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Overwatch 2 Teases More Changes to Sombra

Overwatch 2 teases even further changes to Sombra, the resident hacker of Future Earth known for her unique and debilitating abilities.

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Overwatch 2 Fans Can Get Some Free Loot Boxes This Weekend

Overwatch 2 reveals a special limited-time event in which players can earn a sizeable number of free Loot Boxes on the weekend of June 6.

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Overwatch 2 Teases New Way to Deal With Aerial Heroes in Stadium

With airborne heroes dominating Stadium in Overwatch 2, Blizzard is introducing a new way to take them out that could help even the playing field.

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Overwatch 2 Reveals Pride 2025 Event

Overwatch 2 shares its plans for celebrating Pride on Future Earth, including some free rewards players can earn throughout the month of June.

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Overwatch 2 Makes Changes to Freja in Stadium

The latest Overwatch 2 update introduces significant changes to Freja in Stadium mode, catching some players completely off-guard.

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Overwatch 2 Giving Away a Legendary Bastion Skin, But There's a Catch

Overwatch 2 begins a special promotion featuring an incredible Legendary Bastion skin, but obtaining it requires players to jump through a few hoops.

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Overwatch 2 Mid-Season 16 Twitch Drops Now Available

Overwatch 2 begins a new Twitch Drop campaign containing some free in-game items to celebrate the launch of its mid-Season 16 update.

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Overwatch 2 Releases Mid-Season 16 Update

Overwatch 2 releases a big midseason update for Season 16, including a new crossover event, Mythic Weapon skin, and hero for the Stadium game mode.

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Overwatch 2 Reveals Which Street Fighter 6 Characters Didn't Make the Crossover

Overwatch 2 art director Dion Rogers discusses which characters he would have liked to see in the Street Fighter 6 crossover event.

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Overwatch 2 Reveals Street Fighter 6 Collab Skins

Overwatch 2 officially reveals all of the Street Fighter 6 skins coming in the largest collaboration event Blizzard has ever held in the FPS.

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'What I Want To Protect Most Here Is the People’ Overwatch 2 Devs Have Unionized

Team 4, the developers responsible for creating and maintaining Overwatch 2, form the second wall-to-wall union at Blizzard Entertainment.

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Overwatch 2 Confirms New Flashpoint Map For Season 17

Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller confirms the third map for the Flashpoint game mode will be arriving as a part of the Season 17 update.

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