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An Overwatch: Classic event will take fans all the way back to the beginning
12 Nov

An Overwatch: Classic event will take fans all the way back to the beginning

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For the first time , Overwatch 2 players will be able to group up in teams of six. A three-week event featuring that format starts tomorrow, November 12. But there’s a twist: you won’t be able to select Kiriko or Sombra, or battle it out with an additional player on each side on Push maps just yet. That’s because in Overwatch 2’s first real taste of 6v6, Blizzard is taking us all the way back to the beginning with a limited-time mode called Overwatch: Classic.You will be able to experience Overwatch almost exactly as it was upon its May 2016…
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Overwatch 2’s long-awaited 6v6 tests start in December
25 Oct

Overwatch 2’s long-awaited 6v6 tests start in December

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It's finally happening, Overwatch 2 fans: as Blizzard indicated back in July, it will test out a return to six-player teams. When the transition from the original game took place just over two years ago, Blizzard switched to a 5v5 format, dropping one tank from each side. But after countless requests from the community, the team is ready to trial new spins on the old format with different approaches to team compositions.Two 6v6 tests will take place in the next season of Overwatch 2. The first of these will get under way a week into season 14. Based on when…
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Overwatch 2 may test a return to six-player teams
27 Jul

Overwatch 2 may test a return to six-player teams

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has provided an update that will be music to the ears of many fans. The publisher plans to experiment with a range of team compositions beyond the that the game currently has. That includes a potential revival of six-player teams from the original Overwatch."The community has, juuuust once or twice, suggested a test," Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller wrote in a blog post. "Why not put various forms of 6v6 in the game in order to gauge the results? We agree, and based on your feedback, we’re exploring how we can test different forms of 6v6 in the game…
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You can try new Overwatch 2 support hero Juno this weekend
18 Jul

You can try new Overwatch 2 support hero Juno this weekend

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Overwatch 2 fans who are already jonesing for something new after the recent Transformers crossover won’t have to wait long. Blizzard has spilled the beans about the next hero that’s coming to the game, and you’ll be able to try her out as soon as this weekend.Her name is Juno and she’s a support. The publisher teased this hero back at BlizzCon 2023 (when she was referred to only as Space Ranger) and in-game over the last few weeks. Now, her spacecraft has landed on this colorful version of near-future Earth — Juno is the game’s first playable Martian character.A…
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Overwatch 2 resurrects Pink Mercy cosmetic for a charity fundraiser
13 Jun

Overwatch 2 resurrects Pink Mercy cosmetic for a charity fundraiser

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Finally, something the whole Overwatch community can get behind! For a limited time in 2018, Blizzard sold the Pink Mercy skin as a fundraiser in support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. That was back in the day when Overwatch cosmetics only came in loot boxes, so the chance to directly purchase a skin while supporting a worthy cause was a big deal for the player base. Sales of the legendary look during that drive generated $12.7 million for the BCRF. And later this month, you can be pretty in pink once again.The original Pink Mercy skin will be available…
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