Overwatch 2 — Blizzard News (2024)

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Complete Your Collection with the Overwatch League Inventory Sale Defense Matrix – Removing Cheaters from Overwatch 2 Director’s Take: Competitive Updates for Season 12 Embark on an Out of This World Voyage in Overwatch 2 - Season 12: New Frontiers Director's Take: Opening up the conversation on 5v5 and 6v6 Unleash Your Inner Demon with Reinhardt’s Mythic Weapon Relive Your Overwatch Glory! Overwatch 2 Season 11 Midseason Update – TRANSFORMERS, Summer Games, new Mythic Weapon skin, and more! Director's Take: Talking tanks and upcoming hero balance changes Getting Creative with the Community Crafted Mode When the Forces of Evil Rise, Season 11: Super Mega Ultrawatch is Here! Mercy for A Cause – Pink Mercy Returns in Support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation! Aspiring to be Yourself with Grandma Keeping the Cozy Competitive Vibe with Deshaawnn Calling the Action in Overwatch Esports with CeeBee Coming Together to Celebrate Pride Overwatch 2 | Porsche: An Electric Collaboration Director's Take - Empowering Tanks in Midseason Discover a World Turned Over – the Mirrorwatch Event Begins Today Director’s Take: Addressing Unapproved Peripherals on Consoles Ready to Make History - A Look into Venture's Development Choose Your Mythic Skin with the New Mythic Shop Drill Into the Competition in Overwatch 2 – Season 10 Defense Matrix Update: Season 10 and Beyond Director’s Take: Welcoming Venture to Overwatch Venture Shakes Up the Game this Weekend! Developer Update: Hero Releases, Mythics, and Gameplay Updates Overwatch 2 x Cowboy Bebop collab event now live! Test your Teamwork in Hero Mastery Gauntlet Rev up in Overwatch 2 with a Porsche-inspired Legendary D.Va skin, and more! FAQs
  1. Complete Your Collection with the Overwatch League Inventory Sale

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    Complete Your Collection with the Overwatch League Inventory Sale

    It’s your last chance to complete your skin collection for your favorite teams and heroes from the Overwatch League collection.

  2. Defense Matrix – Removing Cheaters from Overwatch 2

    Overwatch 2

    Aug 19

    Defense Matrix – Removing Cheaters from Overwatch 2

    Overwatch 2’s Defense Matrix update is here to provide news on our efforts to stop disruptive play in-game.

  3. Director’s Take: Competitive Updates for Season 12

    Overwatch 2

    Aug 16

    Director’s Take: Competitive Updates for Season 12

    System Designer Gavin Winter takes over the Director’s Take to share new updates coming to gameplay and Competitive in Season 12.

  4. Embark on an Out of This World Voyage in Overwatch 2 - Season 12: New Frontiers

    Overwatch 2

    Aug 14

    Embark on an Out of This World Voyage in Overwatch 2 - Season 12: New Frontiers

    Blast into action with the new Martian Support Hero Juno, a Mid-Year reset, Clash game mode featuring two new maps, and more.

  5. Director's Take: Opening up the conversation on 5v5 and 6v6

    Overwatch 2

    Jul 25

    Director's Take: Opening up the conversation on 5v5 and 6v6

    Let’s kick off the discussion on 6v6, why the team went to 5v5, and where we go from here.

  6. Unleash Your Inner Demon with Reinhardt’s Mythic Weapon

    Overwatch 2

    Jul 23

    Unleash Your Inner Demon with Reinhardt’s Mythic Weapon

    Explore how the Overwatch Development Team forged the Mythic Weapon Skin for Reinhardt, the Bound Demon Mythic Weapon Skin

  7. Relive Your Overwatch Glory!

    Overwatch 2

    Jul 16

    Relive Your Overwatch Glory!

    Celebrate Overwatch's 100 million player milestone with a personalized recap video.

  8. Overwatch 2 Season 11 Midseason Update – TRANSFORMERS, Summer Games, new Mythic Weapon skin, and more!

    Overwatch 2

    Jul 9

    Overwatch 2 Season 11 Midseason Update – TRANSFORMERS, Summer Games, new Mythic Weapon skin, and more!

    Jump into Overwatch 2 for an Action-Packed Summer featuring TRANSFORMERS, a new Quick Play Hacked, and the return of Summer Games.

  9. Director's Take: Talking tanks and upcoming hero balance changes

    Overwatch 2

    Jun 28

    Director's Take: Talking tanks and upcoming hero balance changes

    Taking a look back at previous tank changes, early learnings from S11, and a look ahead at future balance changes

  10. Getting Creative with the Community Crafted Mode

    Overwatch 2

    Jun 20

    Getting Creative with the Community Crafted Mode

    Try out fun and crazy balance changes designed by some of your favorite Overwatch 2 content creators.

  11. When the Forces of Evil Rise, Season 11: Super Mega Ultrawatch is Here!

    Overwatch 2

    Jun 17

    When the Forces of Evil Rise, Season 11: Super Mega Ultrawatch is Here!

    Gear up for an epic showdown with Ultrawatch, plus celebrate 100 million heroes with the return of Pink Mercy, and much more!

  12. Mercy for A Cause – Pink Mercy Returns in Support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation!

    Overwatch 2

    Jun 13

    Mercy for A Cause – Pink Mercy Returns in Support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation!

    Celebrate 100 million players and support BCRF’s lifesaving breast cancer research with the return of Pink Mercy and the new Rose Gold Mercy bundle.

  13. Aspiring to be Yourself with Grandma

    Overwatch 2

    Jun 12

    Aspiring to be Yourself with Grandma

    Overwatch Creator Grandma shares the story of her name, her pets, and her reason why Overwatch is a space for everyone.

  14. Keeping the Cozy Competitive Vibe with Deshaawnn

    Overwatch 2

    Jun 7

    Keeping the Cozy Competitive Vibe with Deshaawnn

    Content Creator Deshaawnn sits down with us to share why Overwatch 2 is his cozy, yet competitive space to be himself.

  15. Calling the Action in Overwatch Esports with CeeBee

    Overwatch 2

    Jun 3

    Calling the Action in Overwatch Esports with CeeBee

    Learn how Ceebee from Calling All Heroes is calling the shots in making the the Overwatch Esports Community a place for everyone to be a part of.

  16. Coming Together to Celebrate Pride

    Overwatch 2

    May 30

    Coming Together to Celebrate Pride

    From our diverse heroes to our creators, we’re celebrating Pride Month with you, the Overwatch 2 community.

  17. Overwatch 2 | Porsche: An Electric Collaboration

    Overwatch 2

    May 14

    Overwatch 2 | Porsche: An Electric Collaboration

    Collect co-designed Legendary skins and cosmetics to charge through challenges in this high-voltage event.

  18. Director's Take - Empowering Tanks in Midseason

    Overwatch 2

    May 2

    Director's Take - Empowering Tanks in Midseason

    Aaron Keller gives an early look at improving the Tank experience coming this midseason for Overwatch 2.

  19. Discover a World Turned Over – the Mirrorwatch Event Begins Today

    Overwatch 2

    Apr 23

    Discover a World Turned Over – the Mirrorwatch Event Begins Today

    Overwatch’s heroes have fallen, and the villains now stand for justice in this new limited-time PVP event.

  20. Director’s Take: Addressing Unapproved Peripherals on Consoles

    Overwatch 2

    Apr 18

    Director’s Take: Addressing Unapproved Peripherals on Consoles

    This week’s Director’s Take addresses playing fair on console platforms.

  21. Ready to Make History - A Look into Venture's Development

    Overwatch 2

    Apr 17

    Ready to Make History - A Look into Venture's Development

    Daryl Tan and Miranda Moyer dig into the (ad)venture of how Overwatch 2’s newest hero came to life.

  22. Choose Your Mythic Skin with the New Mythic Shop

    Overwatch 2

    Apr 16

    Choose Your Mythic Skin with the New Mythic Shop

    Now you can unlock the Mythic hero skins you want in Overwatch 2 in the all-new Mythic Shop

  23. Drill Into the Competition in Overwatch 2 – Season 10

    Overwatch 2

    Apr 15

    Drill Into the Competition in Overwatch 2 – Season 10

    Dive into the latest season with the new Damage hero Venture and discover a world turned over in Mirrorwatch.

  24. Defense Matrix Update: Season 10 and Beyond

    Overwatch 2

    Apr 10

    Defense Matrix Update: Season 10 and Beyond

    Learn about upcoming changes to Overwatch that help get friends playing together while cutting down disruptive behavior.

  25. Director’s Take: Welcoming Venture to Overwatch

    Overwatch 2

    Apr 9

    Director’s Take: Welcoming Venture to Overwatch

    Aaron Keller’s latest blog takes a look at how well Venture has been welcomed into the game.

  26. Venture Shakes Up the Game this Weekend!

    Overwatch 2

    Mar 28

    Venture Shakes Up the Game this Weekend!

    Play Overwatch 2’s new Damage hero all weekend in a limited-time hero trial!

  27. Developer Update: Hero Releases, Mythics, and Gameplay Updates

    Overwatch 2

    Mar 19

    Developer Update: Hero Releases, Mythics, and Gameplay Updates

    Our latest Developer Update addresses big changes to heroes, new ways to unlock Mythic hero skins, and gameplay updates in the seasons to come.

  28. Overwatch 2 x Cowboy Bebop collab event now live!

    Overwatch 2

    Mar 12

    Overwatch 2 x Cowboy Bebop collab event now live!

    Overwatch 2 and Cowboy Bebop come together in a new collab event that is out of this world.

  29. Test your Teamwork in Hero Mastery Gauntlet

    Overwatch 2

    Mar 12

    Test your Teamwork in Hero Mastery Gauntlet

    Gather your friends and test your skills in this new tower-defense Co-op mode!

  30. Rev up in Overwatch 2 with a Porsche-inspired Legendary D.Va skin, and more!

    Overwatch 2

    Mar 8

    Rev up in Overwatch 2 with a Porsche-inspired Legendary D.Va skin, and more!

    In Season 10, we’re joining up with Porsche for a new in-game collaboration!

Overwatch 2 — Blizzard News (2024)

FAQs

Did Blizzard employees lose bonuses as Overwatch 2 struggles? ›

In his latest edition of the Game On Newsletter, Schreier says that the struggles of Overwatch 2 led to developers receiving no profit-sharing bonus that had become commonplace within the company. The lack of a bonus comes as Blizzard makes major changes to various policies within the company.

What is the hardest character to learn in Overwatch 2? ›

Some of the hardest characters to play in Overwatch are those that feature a risk system such as Pharah's, as she cannot remain in the air indefinitely. There's a good reason that Pharah is one of the hardest Overwatch characters, and that's her dependency on movability and counters.

Why did Blizzard remove Mei from Overwatch 2? ›

In a post on the Overwatch forums, community manager Andy Belford explained why the damage hero is out of the rotation for now: ”We are temporarily disabling Mei to address a bug with her Ice Wall ability that allowed heroes to reach unintended locations when used with their abilities.

Who is the highest damaging character in Overwatch 2? ›

The Best Damage (DPS) Heroes

The fliers have been dominating the recent meta. With Pharah dropping to 225hp, Echo becomes the uncontested #1 DPS hero. She is simultaneously the best poke hero and best dive hero.

Who is the hardest tank in Overwatch 2? ›

Doomfist continues to take the bottom spot on the tank tier list, for two main reasons. First, he is incredibly difficult to play well. Second, he is easily shut down by a ton of abilities in the game. Doomfist must be used as a dive tank, leaving your team defenseless while you attack.

Has Overwatch 2 made money? ›

Overwatch 2, has Over 50 million active users, & Generated $225 million in revenue.

Has Overwatch 2 been a success? ›

Over 35 million users played Overwatch 2 in its first month of release in early access, compared to Overwatch which had only 15 million players three months after release. By July 2024, both Overwatch and Overwatch 2 had over 100 million players.

Does Overwatch 2 reset your comp rank? ›

Resetting the Ranks

The start of Season 12 will also be a soft Rank Reset like the one we deployed in Season 9. That means we'll be decaying everyone's rank and moving all ranks closer to the average rank.

Who is the weakest hero in Overwatch 2? ›

Are Mauga, Roadhog, Bastion, Junkrat, Symmetra, Mercy, Lifeweaver, and Illari. Honestly this is a massive W for Overwatch 2, not trying to be rude to their mains but the game is honestly much more fun when these heroes are not too good picks :). X.

Why was Overwatch 2 shut down in China? ›

Overwatch 2 servers in mainland China have been shut down due to a disagreement between Blizzard and Netease. This shutdown does not come as a surprise. As previously reported, Blizzard was unable to reach an agreement with NetEase, the Chinese tech company in charge of publishing the games in mainland China.

Why did Mei get banned? ›

According to tweets from the Blizzard customer service account, Mei's ice wall ability has allowed the character to force her way outside of the boundaries of various maps.

Can mei still freeze in Overwatch 2? ›

Mei might not have her freeze ability anymore, but she can stop the enemy in their tracks in different ways.

What is the ranked challenge in Overwatch 2? ›

Overwatch 2 has two main ranked modes: Role Queue and Open Queue. You need to win 50 Quick Play games in Overwatch 2 or have previously owned Overwatch 1 to unlock and play both ranked modes. Role queue locks your team composition to one tank hero, two damage heroes, and two support heroes.

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