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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

WHERE TO PLAY

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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 Tier List Reveals Best Season 18 Heroes By Win Rate and Role

Overwatch Limbo releases stats showing the best Overwatch characters for Season 18 of Competitive Play based on win rate and role.

Activision Blizzard Stock is Dramatically Improving, Here's Why

Activision-Blizzard stock is performing very well on Wall Street right now, and here's what's responsible for the sudden gains in value.

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Overwatch Switch Port Release Date Officially Revealed

Overwatch was rumored to be coming to the Nintendo Switch, and the Direct confirmed that the game will be coming to Nintendo's console soon.

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Overwatch Switch Port Release Date Leaked

The previously rumored Overwatch Switch port is leaked, confirming that it will be revealed later today during the Nintendo Direct presentation.

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Overwatch: Season 18 of Competitive Delayed Due to Bugged Skill Rating

Blizzard makes the difficult decision to postpone the start of Overwatch's competitive Season 18 due to a bug with skill-based matchmaking.

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Rumor: Overwatch Switch Will Be Announced Next Week

According to the latest hearsay, Overwatch could be confirmed for the Switch during the next Nintendo Direct as early as next week.

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Overwatch Fan Comes Up With Brilliant Bastion Rework That Fixes the Character

A Redditor makes a very convincing argument about why Bastion should get promoted to tank and what changes would make this possible.

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Is Overwatch's Tracer Coming to Smash Bros?

A recent leak of an Overwatch-branded Switch case has lead folks to believe that Overwatch character Tracer could come to Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

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Overwatch Nintendo Switch Port Leaked by Marketing

A pulled listing from online retailer Amazon suggests that Overwatch, Blizzard's massively popular hero shooter, is coming to Nintendo Switch.

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Tencent's Mobile Overwatch Clone Released, Shoots to Top of App Charts

Tencent release mobile Overwatch clone game, Ace Force, and despite the lack of originality the game is hugely popular in China.

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Overwatch: Role Queue And Sigma Are Live

The latest Overwatch update has just gone live, bringing the meta-changing role queue to the game, along with the newest tank hero Sigma.

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Overwatch Fans Create Hilarious Tribute Song to GOATS

A talented Overwatch fan captures the nostalgic and poignant feelings associated with the departing GOATS meta as the 2-2-2 role queue era begins.

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Overwatch Getting Official Cookbook That Expands on Lore

Overwatch will get a huge lore expansion in October in the form of a cookbook that features recipes inspired by the game's roster of heroes.

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Overwatch Backpedals on Insane Moira Buff

Blizzard recently reversed a controversial Overwatch change that provided a significant buff to the popular healer character Moira

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Overwatch Director Confirms Future Hero

Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan confirms that this character will one day be a playable hero in the game.

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Overwatch Dev Explains Why Sigma is Barefoot

One Overwatch concept artist has given an explanation as to why the upcoming Sigma character is going into the heat of battle without shoes.

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Overwatch New Hero Sigma Origin Story Revealed

Blizzard introduces its latest hero for the competitive multiplayer shooter Overwatch, revealing the new tank Sigma with am origin story video.

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Overwatch New Hero Sigma Abilities Detailed in New Video

Overwatch introduces its newest hero Sigma, a brand new tank, along with his full suite of physics-themed abilities that should help shake the meta.

FaceApp Shows What Overwatch Characters Would Look Like Old

FaceApp, the Android and iOS app now-known for the old age filter, is used to showcase how some Overwatch characters would look if they were aged.

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Overwatch Sigma Teaser Reveals More About the Character

Blizzard releases yet another teaser for Hero 31 in Overwatch, revealing more details about the new character Sigma, including hints about his backstory.