Tag: Overwatch
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Overwatch’s Halloween Terror event returns tomorrow
Every game you could ever dare to imagine seems to be getting its own Halloween-themed event at the moment, and Overwatch is the latest game to jump in on the action. Of course, that should come as no surprise given that Blizzard recycle the same Overwatch events at the same time every year, but hey […]
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You can grab Overwatch on Nintendo Switch for £22.99 at CD Keys
UPDATE: Since posting this article the price has been changed to £22.99 and the offering of 3 months of Switch Online subscription has been removed – it’s still a great deal though, so grab it while you can. The Nintendo Switch port of Overwatch is out tomorrow, Tuesday 15th October, and you can currently grab it […]
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Overwatch PTR gets massive patch with changes to 13 heroes
A massive patch for Blizzard’s team based shooter Overwatch has been released on the Public Test Region (PTR). The patch has been named as a Remaster by Blizzard in their patch notes, and makes changes to 13 of the game’s heroes. Patch 1.41 will require a hefty 8GB download on all platforms. As usual, patches […]
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Overwatch will reportedly launch on Nintendo Switch next month
Nintendo is holding a Nintendo Direct livestream later tonight, but one of the big announcements has seemingly leaked ahead of schedule – Overwatch will release for Nintendo Switch next month. Overwatch for Nintendo Switch has been strongly rumoured and requested for a while now, but a retailers release date list showed up on Resetera earlier […]
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Sigma’s kit revealed, now available on the PTR
Overwatch’s upcoming 31st hero, Sigma, is now playable on the public test realm. Sigma is a 62-year-old astrophysicist named Siebren de Kuiper who is conducting experiments on black holes to try and harness their power. Unfortunately for him, his latest experiment goes horribly wrong, causing him “serious psychological damage” and leading to him having “weird […]
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Sigma is Overwatch’s next hero
Blizzard has unveiled Sigma as the latest hero to join the cast of Overwatch. No, I’m not talking about the British drum and bass DJ duo Sigma, I’m talking about the “eccentric astrophysicist” Sigma. In his origin story, Sigma is introduced as a scientist experimenting with gravity as he tries to harness the power of […]
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Role Queue is coming to Overwatch
A big change is coming to Overwatch, and it’s one that many players have been asking for for a long time. In a lengthy developer update posted to YouTube today (which you can watch below), Game Director Jeff Kaplan announced that a Role Queue system is coming to the game, enforcing a 2-2-2 composition (2 […]
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Overwatch’s Anniversary event goes live today
It’s been 3 years since Overwatch first released (May 24th 2016), and to celebrate Blizzard are bringing back the anniversary event on all platforms. As part of the event Blizzard are offering players various items for playing during the three-year anniversary week. Let’s get this party started! ?? The Overwatch Anniversary celebration begins on May […]
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Overwatch’s Storm Rising gets a new trailer
Storm Rising—the next chapter of Overwatch’s Archives event—starts tomorrow, and to get players in the mood Blizzard has released a new trailer for the mode. Storm Rising will introduce a new PvE event based around a four-player squad heading to Cuba to try and track down an Omnic called Maximilien, who just so happens to […]
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Overwatch’s Storm Rising event begins on Tuesday 16th April
Overwatch: Storm Rising, which adds a new PvE mode to the game, will begin on Tuesday 16th April and run through until Monday 6th May. Storm Rising is the next chapter of the Overwatch Archives event, which has previously brought us Uprising and Retribution. Both of the previous PvE modes from those two events will […]