Overwatch

It's been a rocky 18 months for the Overwatch 2 team. After releasing back in 2022 to positive-yet-underwhelming reviews, scrapping the game's once-promised PvE hero mode, and, more recently, undergoing large-scale layoffs that hit core members like former lead narrative designer Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie, there's been a bit of uncertainty in regards to what's next for the team-based shooter. However, the studio's next steps might just help get things back on track.Since release, players have been vocal about…

Blizzard is shaking things up in a big with its troubled hero shooter. Starting with Season 10, Overwatch 2 heroes will become free. Yes, all of them, including new heroes in the future. The game will also include alternative ways to earn Coins and Mythic Skins. There’s a chance it could be a new dawn for Overwatch 2. With the launch of the maligned sequel, Blizzard made the controversial decision to lock new heroes behind a Battle Pass. Those who opted for a Premium Battle Pass gained access right away. But with the…

New players to the game will still need to complete the first-time user experience. Only when novice players have unlocked the heroes from the first Overwatch roster will all Overwatch 2 heroes then be at their disposal, , as game director Aaron Keller explains in the latest Developer’s Update video.Free heroes are a return to form for the game, as that heroes were automatically granted in Overwatch 1. But Blizzard opted to paywall the heroes prior to its 2022 launch as a way to monetize things while going free-to-play.…

Blizzard is to unlock new heroes in Overwatch 2. This is big news, as players regularly complain about in the live-service shooter. Currently, people get new heroes by paying for and grinding through a battle pass, buying them outright or waiting until they become available as a reward for winning a certain number of games. That changes with the forthcoming season 10, as the company will make new and old heroes available for free to all players.This not only pertains to Venture, a new hero created for season 10, but all…

The crossover everybody has been waiting for is here, as the world of Cowboy Bebop comes to Overwatch 2. The Overwatch 2 x Cowboy Bebop update has a March 12 release date and a 6pm GMT UK launch time on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. The new crossover event introduces characters from the famous anime. More accurately, Overwatch 2 heroes will be recast as characters from Cowboy Bebop.In addition to Cowboy Bebop skins, fans will be able to unlock emotes, highlight intros and other rewards from…

Overwatch 2 is getting the first affordable Porsche in the form of a D.Va skin coming next season. The D.Va Porsche skin is inspired by the Macan Electric, and is one of two legendary skins coming to Overwatch 2 when the Porsche crossover event lands in Season 10.Detailed in a press release, the legendary D.Va skin, which features a similar white and silver design to the Macan Electric Porsche, has a much more rounded and sleek look compared to most D.Va skins. In addition to her mech looking like a sleek…

Ever compared Cassidy to Spike Siegel or gunslinger Ashe to gun-toting Faye Valentine? Write this date down: March 12. That's when Blizzard is launching Overwatch 2's collaboration with legendary anime Cowboy Bebop, which will bring five skins based on the show to the game. The trailer released for the collaboration also shows the hacker Sombra dressed as her fellow hacker Ed, the Tank hero Wrecking Ball/Hammond as the data corgi Ein and the Samoan warrior Mauga as Jet…

There's an awfully familiar-looking skin coming to Fortnite. But even with the similarities, Overwatch's Mercy is not bringing her healing powers to the popular battle royale game.A new teaser image for Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 showcases a new skin of someone with golden angelic wings who's wearing white. In addition, she sports a short, white haircut, though doesn't have a halo on top of her head like Mercy. The Fortnite skin--which presumably will be part of the upcoming battle pass--is arriving in…

Look, I’m a simple dude. I just want fun and cool stuff. And it looks like Overwatch 2 is getting just that with a Cowboy Bebop collaboration event. The event starts March 12 and features skins, emotes, and more from the space bounty hunter anime. Music from the series will be featured in-game as well. The below trailer is all it took for me to click the Install button for Overwatch 2 on my Battle.net launcher for the first time in over a year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS480mqndzQ I’ll admit, I didn’t see this…

Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment announced that Overwatch 2’s next crossover is with Cowboy Bebop, and a snazzy trailer recreates the anime’s iconic opening with the collaboration’s character skins. The collaboration begins on March 12, when Legendary skins, emotes, and other items based on Cowboy Bebop will appear in the game’s store. So far, a Cassidy skin based on Spike Spiegel, an Ashe skin that turns her into Faye Valentine, a Jet Black skin for Mauga, an Ed skin for Sombra, and an Ein Wrecking Ball…