Overwatch News

Eager players will have another chance to jump into Blizzard's team shooter Overwatch this weekend, starting November 20th. The game will be undergoing a stress test, pushing servers to the limits. But not everyone will be able to play. You'll still have to sacrifice a console to the RNG gods and cross your fingers, hoping Blizzard selects your Battle.net account [...]

Surprisingly, Blizzard has announced that their zany fast-paced team shooter Overwatch will not be adopting a free-to-play model. Given the success of Heroes of the Storm and Hearthstone a f2p model seemed inevitable. But Blizzard is choosing a different route, and I don't think anyone at MMOs.com expected them to to take it. The vanilla version will sell for $40 [...]

Overwatch's latest hero was teased on the official Overwatch Twitter... and she will kick your butt in Starcraft II. Hailing from Korea, D.Va is the #1 ranked player in the world and has been defeated for three years in competition, and she's ready to take that training and turn it into something more by joining the Overwatch! Unfortunately there is no [...]

The Closed Beta phase for Blizzard's online multiplayer shooter Overwatch officially begins tomorrow. Beta participants have likely been selected with more invites set to go out in waves. This beta is not one of the open beta weekends, but rather the group of testers that will have permanent access to the game as the beta progresses and will provide gameplay [...]

Blizzard announced today that Overwatch's first Closed Beta will be held on October 27th. This first Beta will consist of a small number of players chosen to give "tons of top-notch feedback" about the game's core systems. The North American Closed Beta will be first, followed by Europe, and then Asia. The dates for the European and Asian Closed Betas [...]

Blizzard Entertainment's Team-Based MMO Shooter, Overwatch, has unveiled a completely new hero after the onslaught of character preview videos. Soldier: 76, is a new offensive attacker that seems to be made with simplicity and ease of use in mind, perfect for players who are new to FPS games or those who want some fun with less effort. The new hero's [...]

Blizzard Entertainments upcoming Team-Based FPS, Overwatch, has released a new gameplay preview for Zarya, a Russian soldier. Zarya is a female tank that wield a huge Particle Cannon as her main weapon, unleashing a short range energy ray to decimate her foes.  Her Particle Cannon also has a secondary fire mode that lobs explosive charges for some AoE damage. The [...]

Blizzard Entertainment's upcoming Team-Based FPS game, Overwatch, has released a new preview on their YouTube channel featuring the SST Laboratories Siege Automaton E54... but you can call him Bastion for short. He is a turret based defender, but unlike the Engineer from Team Fortress 2, Bastion IS the turret himself. Bastion Gameplay Preview | Overwatch | 1080p HD, 60 FPSWatch this [...]

Blizzard Entertainment's team based FPS, Overwatch, has released a new gameplay video for Widowmaker.  She is an assassin who hails from France, and uses her sniper rifle to stop enemy pushes in their tracks.  She is a defense oriented character with her rifle, Widow's Kiss, which fires sniper shots from a long distance and can fire in full automatic mode [...]

Blizzard Entertainment's Team Based FPS, Overwatch, has released a new video that showcases Winston, a gorilla gone intellectual scientist.  Formerly a member of the Overwatch, Winston uses his trusty Tesla Cannon in order to continually fire a short-ranged barrage of electricity to overwhelm foes.  He excels at the tank role with his Jump Pack to get into the fray, his [...]