Overwatch 2 is getting some big changes in its tenth season starting April 16, with some of the biggest impacting how it handles the social elements of competitive play. Blizzard laid out its plans to make Overwatch 2 “a fun, safe, and inclusive experience” through a blog post on the shooter’s official website. While some [...]read moreOverwatch 2’s Plans To Be Less Toxic Have One Major Flaw
When I first started playing Overwatch, the original 2016 hero shooter that spawned the 2022 free-to-play sequel Overwatch 2, it was right when Moira was first introduced. The morally repugnant scientist joined the game’s support roster in 2017, and for a newcomer like myself, she seemed like a good hero to start with. Cut to [...]read moreAn Overwatch 2 Support Player’s Guide To Mastering Moira
As has become tradition, Blizzard has once again released an absolutely absurd, fully playable Overwatch 2 patch for April Fools’ Day. It is every competitive purist’s worst nightmare. But it is so unhinged and thorough I have to respect it. Overwatch 2’s New Story Missions: Worth The Money? The patch notes detail several changes that [...]read moreOverwatch 2 April Fools’ Patch Continues A Hilarious Tradition
Image: Blizzard Entertainment The next Overwatch 2 hero is getting a brief trial period for those who want to take them for a spin before launch, just like Blizzard did with tank hero Mauga before his launch. Venture, a non-binary, drill-using damage hero, is set to join the roster in season 10 (which kicks off [...]read moreNew Overwatch 2 Hero Is Playable For A Limited Time
Image: Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch 2’s ninth season is nearly over, and when the tenth begins on April 16, the hero shooter is getting a few significant changes.All of its heroes will no longer be locked behind the battle pass and the game will get a new shop dedicated to Mythic Skins only. But Overwatch 2 [...]read moreOverwatch 2 Fans Have Already Embraced Its New, Non-Binary Hero
In the last few months, Overwatch 2 fans have grown increasingly worried about the state of the hero shooter’s story missions. These missions were a pillar of the sequel’s initial pitch at Blizzcon 2019, the shiny new thing that merited making a new game instead of patching the original one, like most live-service projects. But [...]read moreOverwatch 2 Devs Fear Story Missions Have Been Canceled
Image: Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard held a Developer Update stream with game director Aaron Keller, who gave new information about how Overwatch 2 will change up its release pipeline. This includes addressing one of the biggest complaints around the hero shooter sequel: new heroes will now be free to all players without having to buy each [...]read moreOverwatch 2 Will Stop Putting New Heroes In The Battle Pass
Since Overwatch 2’s controversial launch, Blizzard has made a lot of massive changes to its hero shooter formula. First, it changed the core team makeup from 6v6 to 5v5, then it gutted its promised PvE mode, reworked heroes, added new game modes, and gave every character passive healing abilities. The more these big, sweeping changes [...]read moreOverwatch 2’s New Changes Continue An Upsetting Trend
Overwatch 2 is bringing a lot of sweeping changes in its season nine balance patch, and some of them are controversial. Between giving every hero a passive self-heal and every character getting a health buff across the board, Overwatch 2 feels like it’s shifting from a team-based shooter into one that values hero independence. Will [...]read moreOverwatch 2’s Latest Patch Kills One Of Its Most Famous Strats
Image: BioWare / EA So the first game where I explored the option of romancing the same sex was Fallout 2, you can get married and explore the wasteland with your beau. She’s not all that useful, to be honest, and has never been the companion I’ve picked on replays. Yet at the time, as [...]read moreMass Effect, Overwatch, & More Game Characters That Made Us Gay