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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
Overwatch's King's Row Uprising Ends Early
Overwatch Uprising Event Ends Abruptly, Blizzard Re-Enables

Overwatch's Uprising event came to an early and unexpected end today, but when called upon Blizzard fixes all errs. Uprising's live for another 24 hours.

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Top 32 Countries For The Overwatch World Cup 2017 Confirmed

After a month of fiercely fought Competitive Play matches around the world, Blizzard confirms the top 32 countries for the upcoming 2017 Overwatch World Cup.

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Overwatch Crosses 30 Million Players

Blizzard officially announces that its first-person shooter Overwatch crosses upwards of 30 million players registering for the game's team-based action.

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Overwatch Update Fixes Genji Ultimate Problems and More

The latest Overwatch update is out, bringing in fixes to Genji's high latency Ultimate problem as well as changes to Assault and Assault/Escort maps on Competitive Play.

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Overwatch: Oni Genji and Officer D.Va Skins Will Be Available in Loot Boxes

Overwatch players who don't want to play Heroes of the Storm will still have an opportunity to get their hands on Oni Genji and Officer D.Va in the future.

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Overwatch Skins Rewarded in Heroes of the Storm 2.0 Nexus Challenge
Overwatch Oni Genji, Cop D.Va Skins in Heroes of the Storm 2.0 Event

Heroes of the Storm's Nexus Challenge 2.0 is celebrating the MOBA's soft relaunch by rewarding Overwatch skins like Oni Genji and Officer D.Va for playing.

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Heroes of the Storm Adds Overwatch's D.Va in New Cinematic Trailer

Blizzard releases a new cinematic trailer for Heroes of the Storm featuring the beloved ninja Genji, Diablo, and a brand new character from the world of Overwatch, D.Va.

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Overwatch: Mei Used to be a Bounty Hunter Called Frostbite

Overwatch heroes often undergo a lot of changes during their development, as evidenced by the original bounty hunter design for Mei, codenamed Frostbite.

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Overwatch Adding in Subtitle Support

In response to a thread about hearing-impaired Overwatch players, game director Jeff Kaplan reveals that the team are working on a subtitle support feature for the game.

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Overwatch Could Get a Character for Every Region in the World

Overwatch could introduce a character and map for every region in the world, according to principal designer Geoff Goodman who discusses the response from global fans.

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Overwatch Fan Uses Eye Tracker to Study Game, Improve His Play

One dedicated and curious Overwatch fan decides to track his eye movements during a game session playing as Roadhog, and the results are fascinating.

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Overwatch Update Will Buff Genji

Overwatch principal designer reveals Blizzard is planning an upcoming buff for Genji that will give the ninja character an extra swing with his Drangonblade katana.

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Blizzard: Overwatch Healer Skill Ratings Aren't Broken

Just days after another Overwatch controversy began, Blizzard releases an official statement that says healer skill ratings are performing as they should.

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eSports Will Become Olympic Sport in 2022

The Olympic Council of Asia makes a formal announcement that eSports will be made official medal sports at the upcoming 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

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Overwatch's Genji Joins Heroes of the Storm
Overwatch's Genji, Hanamura Map Coming to Heroes of the Storm

Blizzard is introducing Overwatch's Genji as Heroes of the Storm's next roster addition, as well as a payload-centric take on Overwatch's Hanamura map.

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Overwatch Pros Thwarted by Game-Controlled Cars

One professional Overwatch player gets thwarted by the game-controlled cars in the multiplayer game's Oasis map, as an enemy Winston puts them in harms way.

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Terry Crews Streams Overwatch for Fun

Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor Terry Crews shares his continued love for the Overwatch franchise by streaming the Blizzard title for a brief time this weekend.

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Overwatch Punishes Players for Taking Healing Characters

Overwatch players say that a new change to Competitive Mode punishes them for playing as healer characters, as the game offers them less points for winning matches.

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Overwatch Freeze Bug Makes Mei Unplayable

A new Overwatch bug makes Mei almost unplayable as it prevents both her primary fire as well as her Blizzard ultimate ability Blizzard from freezing opponents.

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Overwatch: Uprising Event Adds New Conversations as Players Win

Fans of Overwatch's new Uprising event are in for a treat because new conversation lines will be added into the limited-time game mode as more matches are won.

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