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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 Reveals New Skins for Twitch All Access Pass

Twitch reveals what digital items those who purchase the Overwatch League All Access Pass will have access to, including special emotes and new hero skins.

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Overwatch Might Start Saving Progression Across Platforms

Jeff Kaplan has given players a little tease for a possible feature coming to Overwatch, which could mean the end of having to progress on two separate platforms.

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Overwatch Reveals New Skins for Doomfist, Hanzo, and Sombra

Blizzard announces new skins inspired by the upcoming Retribution event for three heroes: Sombra, Doomfist, and Hanzo, two of which are Talon-inspired.

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Overwatch Director Talks Adding a Battle Royale Mode

Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan loves battle royale modes and discusses the challenges that would come along with introducing the game variant to the Blizzard shooter.

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10 Best Characters with Autism

Over the years, there have been a number of characters with autism depicted in video games, movies, comics, and TV shows. Here are the 10 that stand out the most.

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Overwatch Uprising Teaser Hints at New Event Name

Blizzard confirms the release date of Overwatch's next event, but hints in an all-new teaser that the event may not be the King's Row Uprising after all.

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Overwatch Mood Log Helps Player Recover From Bad Matches

One Overwatch player gets some help controlling his gamer rage from his wife, who is a therapist, and many other players decide to try the same mood logging technique.

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New Overwatch Feature Lets You Avoid Certain Players

Overwatch is introducing a new gameplay feature that allows players to avoid matchmaking with teammates that may be causing them frustration in the game.

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Overwatch League Code of Conduct Leaks

Esports broadcaster Richard Lewis posts a scanned hard copy of what he claims to be the Overwatch League rulebook, with the document containing 35 pages.

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Overwatch Competitive Play Gets Big Change With Characters and Maps

Overwatch makes a significant change to the way that characters and maps are added to Competitive Play, but some players are unhappy with this big change to the game.

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Overwatch League Now Has a $600 Season Pass

With stage three beginning in a few weeks, the Overwatch League announces a $600 Season Pass to cover the rest of the season and some benefits as well.

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Tesla Billionaire Elon Musk Finds Overwatch 'Soothing'

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk says that he finds Overwatch very soothing, revealing that the SpaceX founder still finds time to play the squad-based shooter.

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Overwatch's Brigitte Joins the Game Next Week

The video game publisher and developer Blizzard officially announces the release date for the team-based shooter Overwatch's next hero, Brigitte, for next week.

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Overwatch League Player Removed from Team

Professional Overwatch player Felix 'xQc' Lengyel parts ways with the Dallas Fuel Overwatch League team after being hit with a second suspension and another fine.

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Overwatch League Players Face Disciplinary Action

The Overwatch League has taken disciplinary action against four players for a number of different offenses, including the use of discriminatory language on social media.

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Overwatch Player Creates Virtual Lucio 'Airzooka'

Overwatch streamer and custom hardware wizard Rudeism constructs a functional airzooka controller that makes maining as Lucio a whole lot more exciting.

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Overwatch Fans Discover Something Weird About Brigitte

Overwatch fans on Reddit notice something strange about the new support hero Brigitte, who is currently being tested in the game's Public Test Region.

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Overwatch Getting Widowmaker Skin for StarCraft Anniversary

Blizzard Entertainment officially announces its decision to add a brand new skin for Overwatch's Widowmaker in celebration of StarCraft's 20th anniversary.

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Overwatch is Testing a Very Helpful New Feature

With the latest announcement of Overwatch's 27th hero, Blizzard has also announced some helpful updates to ease communication within the game without having to talk to other players.

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Did Overwatch Just Copy a Paladins Character?

Newly announced Overwatch character Brigitte Lindholm shares a huge amount of similarities with Ash, a character from Paladins: Champions of the Realm.