Royal Knight Mercy skin debuts in Overwatch League
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Royal Knight Mercy skin debuts in Overwatch League

A new knight in shining armor is coming to the rescue as the Overwatch League debuts their newest legendary skin: Royal Knight Mercy. Paying homage to last year’s June Joust, “the skin fits well with her characteristics of helping, protecting, and being a guardian of the people,” said concept artist Emily Megan Siu. With a lion…

Players can no longer play the original Overwatch once Overwatch 2 launches
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Players can no longer play the original Overwatch once Overwatch 2 launches

Overwatch 2 will arrive as a free-to-play update for the original Overwatch. Blizzard has been full of controversy lately. After the decisions with Diablo Immortal and the company’s workplace problems, the company is in the eye of the hurricane. Aaron Keller has commented on a decision by Blizzard that has created some misinformation in the…

Xbox Free Play Days: Saints Row IV, Overwatch, Warhammer Vermintide 2
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Xbox Free Play Days: Saints Row IV, Overwatch, Warhammer Vermintide 2

Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, Overwatch Origins Edition, and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 are featured as part of this weekend’s Xbox Free Play Days. Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can play these games for free between now and Monday, June 28 at 2:59 AM Eastern Time. Once the Free Play Days event is…

Overwatch crossplay is finally coming to PC, PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox
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Overwatch crossplay is finally coming to PC, PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox

Overwatch has been in the market for five years now. After all of this time, the team now confirms one of the most anticipated updates: crossplay across all platforms! The announcement of the new crossplay update was made via the official web, their Twitter account, and a Developer Updates video that they published on YouTube….

Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard, Aaron Keller named Overwatch director
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Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard, Aaron Keller named Overwatch director

Blizzard veteran Jeff Kaplan has left the company. Kaplan was most recently the director of Overwatch. Kaplan offered these thoughts on his departure: I am leaving Blizzard Entertainment after 19 amazing years.  It was truly the honor of a lifetime to have the opportunity to create worlds and heroes for such a passionate audience. I want to express…

Xbox Free Play Days: F1 2020, Wreckfest, and Overwatch
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Xbox Free Play Days: F1 2020, Wreckfest, and Overwatch

F1 2020, Overwatch: Origins Edition, and Wreckfest are featured as part of this weekend’s Xbox Free Play Days. F1 2020 is the latest game in Codemasters’ long-running Formula One racing franchise. Overwatch doesn’t need much introduction. It’s Blizzard’s team-based hero shooter. Meanwhile, Wreckest just recently saw the release of the Summer Smasher Tournament. Xbox Live…

Valorant Review: Counter-Strike meets Overwatch
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Valorant Review: Counter-Strike meets Overwatch

Valorant has officially released. While many people jumped straight into the beta, there are plenty of other players from games such as Overwatch or CS:GO still waiting to see whether the Valorant wave dies down. For those new to Valorant, or even new to competitive first-person shooters, it’s likely that several of your friends have already…

Overwatch communication wheel update, priority queue announced
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Overwatch communication wheel update, priority queue announced

Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan gave fans a developer update earlier today on YouTube. He discusses changes coming to the communication wheel and reduced queue times. At the moment, the communication wheel has a limited number of preset messages that you can send to teammates without needing to type out a lengthy message or use…

Valorant is a new Overwatch-like shooter from League of Legends developer Riot
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Valorant is a new Overwatch-like shooter from League of Legends developer Riot

The League of Legends developer Riot Games today revealed a new first-person shooter called Valorant. The new FPS will have heroes and a graphics style reminiscent of Overwatch. According to Riot Games, the game will be team-based with five players going up against five opponents. We don’t yet know the platforms, but it is going…

Overwatch is free to play until December 5
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Overwatch is free to play until December 5

Blizzard’s popular team-based first-person shooter Overwatch is free to play starting now and ending on December 5. The free-to-play trial lets you choose from all 31 unique heroes, each of which has their own special abilities. Play alone or with friends across all of the game’s maps with various objectives. The trial is only available…

Overwatch on Switch does not include a cartridge
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Overwatch on Switch does not include a cartridge

Blizzard’s popular first-person shooter Overwatch launches on Nintendo Switch tomorrow. You’ll need to download the game, even if you buy a “physical” copy. That’s because physical copies of Overwatch: Legendary Edition on Switch do not come with a cartridge. They only include a piece of paper with a game code printed on it. That little…

Overwatch: Legendary Edition file size revealed for Nintendo Switch
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Overwatch: Legendary Edition file size revealed for Nintendo Switch

Blizzard has revealed the file size for the upcoming Overwatch: Legendary Edition on Nintendo Switch. The good news is that the game will clock in at a manageable size. The initial install will be 12.1 GB if you buy the game through the Nintendo eShop. Of course, you should also expect to download patches and…

Overwatch Legendary Edition pre-orders are now open for Nintendo Switch
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Overwatch Legendary Edition pre-orders are now open for Nintendo Switch

Amazon has opened pre-orders for physical copies of Overwatch Legendary Edition on Nintendo Switch. Blizzard’s popular shooter was announced for the Switch during this month’s Nintendo Direct. The Legendary Edition comes with the base game, a three-month subscription of Nintendo Switch Online, five legendary hero skins, five epic hero skins, and five origin hero skins….

Sigma added to Overwatch on PC, PS4, and Xbox One
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Sigma added to Overwatch on PC, PS4, and Xbox One

Blizzard released a new update for Overwatch today with a new character, Sigma, now playable on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Sigma is a tank character with gravity-based abilities. He has been available in public testing servers on PC, but this is the first time that he has been added to consoles. He is the 31st playable character…