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Blizzard is hosting an Overwatch 2 reveal event later this week. Unveiled in 2019, the sequel to hero shooter Overwatch has been a long time coming. But with the game set to blast its way onto early access on October 4, the wait is almost over. To give you more …

Overwatch 2 devs have released a blog post on the new beta, commenting on Ranked Play, hero balances, the new scoreboard, and more. The new blog post (opens in new tab) was published by developer Blizzard on May 3. It kicks off by reassuring players that aspects like hero designs, …

My Overwatch 2 beta hands-on has been defined by Orisa javelins, streamers dominating matches, and a perpetual disdain for the visual rework of the UI. During matches, I can’t stop thinking about how hard it is to parse out what the hell the scoreboard is telling me. After matches, I …

Orisa has received a rework for Overwatch 2 but it could have been much more drastic, reveals hero designers on the game.  Announced yesterday (opens in new tab), playable heroes in Overwatch 2 Doomfist (opens in new tab) and Orisa have both received new weapon and ability kits. The changes …

A new piece of concept art for Overwatch 2 points to a potential battle pass for the new game.  As reported by Attack of the Fanboy (opens in new tab), Blizzard senior UI artist Jayson Kirby took to art sharing platform Artstation to post a concept image for what the …

Overwatch 2 will get its first public tests this week, followed by a closed beta next month. In a new dev update, game director Aaron Keeler said that while Blizzard was confident in its work so far, it wanted to ensure it got the game into players’ hands as quickly …

A financial expert has claimed that Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard could be on a “collision course” with antitrust regulators in DC. As spotted by VGC (opens in new tab), Gene Munster, co-founder of tech-focused venture capitalist firm Loup Ventures, appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box (opens in new …