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Overwatch

Overwatch
Release date
2016-05-24
Platforms
PC · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
#action #shooter #massively-multiplayer #casual

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Blizzard admits Overwatch Mythic skin favoritism is a problem and promises to fix it
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Blizzard admits Overwatch Mythic skin favoritism is a problem and promises to fix it

Blizzard art director Dion Rogers has acknowledged that Overwatch fans are fed up with the same heroes hoarding Mythic skins, and says fixing the distribution is now the team's top priority. Mythic s...
Overwatch devs confirm Tracer is still the mascot, tease laser-eye hero, and reveal Doctrine details
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Overwatch devs confirm Tracer is still the mascot, tease laser-eye hero, and reveal Doctrine details

At BlizzCon 2026, Blizzard confirmed Tracer remains Overwatch's official mascot, revealed that Tracer once fired lasers from her eyes during early engine development, and hinted that a laser-eyed hero...
Overwatch season 4 brings new tank hero D.Mon, map updates, and a Reinhardt-style sword-and-board kit
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Overwatch season 4 brings new tank hero D.Mon, map updates, and a Reinhardt-style sword-and-board kit

Blizzard officially revealed D.Mon as Overwatch's next hero, arriving with season 4 on August 11. She's the second playable member of Korea's MEKA Squad — the same unit D.Va belongs to — and fills the...
Overwatch's 1-3-2 flex mode is a bad compromise that nobody asked for
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Overwatch's 1-3-2 flex mode is a bad compromise that nobody asked for

Blizzard's latest attempt to bridge the 5v5 and 6v6 divide is live inside Overwatch's Quickplay Hacked Event — a limited-time mode where Team 4 tests ideas and collects community feedback. The new for...
Blizzard stops expanding Stadium mode as it draws just 3% of Overwatch players
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Blizzard stops expanding Stadium mode as it draws just 3% of Overwatch players

Blizzard is freezing Stadium's development — no new heroes, no new maps — after the MOBA-inspired build mode settled to just 3% of Overwatch's daily player base. Game director Aaron Keller broke the n...
Overwatch Stadium mode is done getting new heroes and maps after just 15 months
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Overwatch Stadium mode is done getting new heroes and maps after just 15 months

Blizzard is pulling the plug on active development of Overwatch's Stadium mode. Game director Aaron Keller confirmed in a blog post that no new heroes or maps will be added to the MOBA-inspired third-...
Overwatch's new hero Shion takes a shot at a classic American novel
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Overwatch's new hero Shion takes a shot at a classic American novel

Overwatch's latest hero Shion arrives with strong opinions — including a voice line that throws shade at a beloved icon of American literature. Polygon got an exclusive look at the interaction ahead o...
Overwatch climbs from Steam's worst-rated game to Mixed reviews after three years
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Overwatch climbs from Steam's worst-rated game to Mixed reviews after three years

Three years after landing on Steam as its lowest-rated game, Overwatch has finally crossed into Mixed review territory. Blizzard's hero shooter — which launched on Steam in August 2023 under the Overw...
Overwatch Season 3 launches June 16 with new hero Shion
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Overwatch Season 3 launches June 16 with new hero Shion

Overwatch Season 3, subtitled Into the Tiger's Den, goes live on Tuesday, June 16 at 2 p.m. EDT — that's 7 p.m. BST for UK players and 8 p.m. CEST for western Europe. The headline addition is Shion,...