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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.

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First-Person Shooter
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Overwatch Competitive Play Penalties Increasing For Boosters And Throwers

Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan reveals that penalties for players who partake in boosting and throwing in Competitive Play will be dramatically increased soon.

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Overwatch Horizon Lunar Colony Map Gets Release Date

Blizzard releases a preview video for the Horizon Lunar Colony map in Overwatch, detailing the map's features and confirming its release date outside the PTR.

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Overwatch Pro Banned for Trying to Get Fans to Cheat

Blizzard suspends professional Overwatch player Dafran for his actions on Twitch, which included asking his followers to purposefully lose Competitive Play games.

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Overwatch Voice Actors Dance Like Their Character's Emotes

The voice actors for each Overwatch character group together to recreate their respective character's dances in a creative and light-hearted YouTube video.

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Overwatch Competitive Mode Could Permaban Players for Leaving

Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan reveals that Blizzard may be implementing a new banning system to prevent players who leave competitive matches from ever returning.

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New Overwatch Voice Line References Tracer's Girlfriend

Overwatch finally contains a reference to the cover star Tracer's significant other, as the character references her girlfriend Emily in an upcoming voice-line.

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Ridiculous Overwatch Clone Turns Winston into a Panda

A new Overwatch clone called Hero Mission is called the 'biggest rip-off ever' by fans who say that the Chinese game has totally copied Blizzard's characters.

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Overwatch Dance Emotes are Exclusive to Anniversary Event

The Overwatch official Twitter makes the announcement that players have been dreading - the anniversary event's dance emotes will be locked after June 12

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Overwatch Announces Double XP Weekend

On Twitter, Blizzard announces a double XP weekend for Overwatch, which will begin later this week and end alongside the game's One Year Anniversary event.

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Chinese Overwatch Players Can Soon Pay Real Money for In-Game Gold

A new Overwatch update in China is going to make unlocking in-game loot very different, by allowing players to purchase in-game gold using real currency.

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Overwatch's 'Rate This Match' Feature Removed

The longstanding 'Rate This Match' feature in Overwatch may be kaput if the game's PTR, where the feature has already been removed, is any indication.

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Overwatch PTR Update Brings Major Changes to Roadhog, Reaper, and McCree

Big changes have come to Overwatch's Public Test Realm, which looks to seriously affect Roadhog, Reaper, and McCree's places in the game's competitive meta.

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Overwatch Horizon Lunar Colony Map Announced with Low Gravity Gameplay

Winston's tragic backstory develops in the new Overwatch Assault Map, Horizon Lunar Colony, which also shifts up gameplay with a new low gravity feature.

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Overwatch Considering Competitive 3v3 Mode

Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan intimates that Blizzard is currently considering the addition of a competitive 3v3 mode for the team-based shooter.

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Overwatch: Blizzard To Fix Accidental Reinhardt Nerf

Blizzard is looking into an unintentional Reinhardt nerf, which was accidentally patched into the latest build of Overwatch when the recent Anniversary event was launched.

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Overwatch: Blizzard Responds to Backlash Over Anniversary Loot Boxes

Blizzard responds to backlash about the Overwatch Anniversary event loot boxes, saying that it is 'listening' to fan feedback about the cost of the loot.

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Overwatch Moon Map Hinted at in Lijiang Tower Update

Blizzard teases an Overwatch moon map, updating the Lijiang Tower Garden to include references to the Horizon Lunar Colony where Gorilla character Winston grew up.

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New Overwatch Hero is 'On the Horizon' Teases Game Director

Director Jeff Kaplan reveals a new Overwatch hero is 'on the horizon' while also teasing new content drops that will be released every single month this year.

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Check Out All 11 Overwatch Anniversary Skins

Along with over 100 new customization options, Overwatch Anniversary adds eleven new legendary skins to many of its popular characters including Hanzo, Genji, and Symmetra.

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Blizzard 'Totally Open' to Overwatch Mod Support

Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan reveals that Blizzard is 'totally open' to introducing mod support for the game and that he would like to offer 'hardcore tools.'