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Counterwatch isn't in the cards for Overwatch 2's Stadium mode: 'No hero swapping has been one of the core foundational pillars'

You'll stay on Genji and you'll like it.

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Overwatch 2 Season 17 is 'all about giving you more customisation' as 3 new heroes are added to Stadium with some pretty busted abilities

Lord help us all, here comes Junkrat.

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Say goodbye to Overwatch hero Bastion and say hello to next season's Cooler Bastion who will be 10% smaller because he was such a bullet magnet

Game balance can take many forms.

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'Stadium is Overwatch 2's most-played mode': Blizzard confirms Stadium's success with 7.8 million hours played across 2.3 million matches in the launch week alone

So that's where all the players were.

PC Gamer

'Overwatch 2' 'Gundam Wing' Skins Leaks Ahead of Release: New Anime Collaboration Coming for Selected Heroes Only

Overwatch 2's next crossover is with Gundam Wing, and its latest skins are leaked for selected heroes only.

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Overwatch 2 Stadium Mode — Best Juno Builds: Best items, powers, and gameplay tips

Playing Juno in Overwatch Stadium Mode? You'll need these builds.

Windows Central

Overwatch 2 Season 16 finally adds hero bans to competitive play, and it's really brought out the vindictive side of players: 'He’s an annoying unkillable pain in the ass'

I'm going to ban everyone.

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‘Overwatch 2’ Faces Its Most Important Moment Yet

'Overwatch 2' is getting the biggest change since its launch in Stadium mode, and Blizzard is laying out exactly how it shakes up the game before Season 16 begins.

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Overwatch 2 gets a 'Stadium Mode' gameplay trailer, marking the biggest change the game has seen in years

Overwatch 2 leverages MOBA traditions in its new stadium mode, allowing players to pick up new abilities and equipment in evolving round-based play.

Windows Central

One of Overwatch's most infamous abilities, Mei's freeze, may be coming back as a perk "in a different, less overwhelming way"

It's 2016 all over again

GamesRadar

After struggling to make sequel-sized changes, fans think Blizzard might retire the '2' in Overwatch's name based on Season 16 leaks

2016 again

GamesRadar

Dev behind cozy mashup of Ghibli and Zelda says working on Diablo and Overwatch taught him "storytelling isn't just an enhancement to world-building – it's what gives it meaning"

Without meaning, games "feel pretty empty"

GamesRadar

I spoke to Blizzard Entertainment President Johanna Faries on her first year in the job, and how Blizzard games like Warcraft and Overwatch are reaching for greater heights

Johanna Faries charted a course from the NFL, to Call of Duty, now to Blizzard. With her first year behind her, I wanted to get a glimpse at Blizzard's future.

Windows Central

Overwatch 2 is launching another Le Sserafim collab with 'more transformative' skin designs, guided by Blizzard Korea Studio's keen eye for Korean trends and street style

Back for second helpings.

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'The market is large enough to accommodate both games': NetEase is confident it can make space for Marvel Rivals and Overwatch 2

There's plenty to go around.

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Mecha Break could be the big multiplayer mech game you've been waiting for—if you can stomach the monetization

The beta plays like a mix of Overwatch and Armored Core 6.

PC Gamer

Overwatch 2 achieves the improbable, clawing back a 'Mixed' rating in recent Steam reviews after a well-received perks update

An influx of good vibes for an FPS taking bigger swings.

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Overwatch 2's new competitive season is as chaotic as ever, thanks to the new perk system, but it's still a huge step in the right direction

This is what market competition does to a mf.

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Overwatch 2 director doesn't want to go back to the "chaos" or "really low lows" of Overwatch's launch, but "there is a shift in that direction" to let players feel powerful

Overwatch 2 is embracing power in Stadium and beyond

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Overwatch 2 director reckons it would be "very difficult" to run a shooter that isn't free-to-play now, but the model's also changing how games are designed

Aaron Keller calls full price tags a "huge barrier to entry"

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Marvel Rivals' success is actually "really great" for Overwatch 2, and the FPS's director says the "pressure" that Blizzard feels is mostly "internal"

It's like "music to their ears"

PC Gamer

'We should be a little scared of what we're putting out there': Overwatch 2 lead designer says hero perks are about 'letting go' of perfect balance

Blizzard is finally letting fun be louder than balance in Overwatch 2.

PC Gamer

Overwatch 2 players are hoping that the upcoming perks will dissuade the heinous act of counterswapping

Grasping at straws.

PC Gamer

Overwatch 2's new third-person Stadium mode breaks every Overwatch rule in the book, and it's about time

The most exciting thing to happen to Overwatch 2 since Overwatch 1.

GamesRadar

After Marvel Rivals ate its lunch, Blizzard wants Overwatch 2 to continue being the "best competitive team-based hero shooter"

"This will be one of Overwatch's most significant years so far"

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