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Wednesday17th May 2023
News Overwatch 2 Fans Can't Believe What Blizzard Has Done to PS5, PS4 Sequel's Promised Co-Op Mode
Gone, but not forgotten
In another twist in the ongoing Overwatch 2 metanarrative, Blizzard has announced that the hero shooter's highly-anticipated cooperative PvE mode has been scrapped. That's despite promising for years that it would be included, with skill trees and perks, to boot. Executive producer Jared Neuss delivered the news in a
Friday7th Oct 2022
News Blizzard Drops Phone Number Requirement As Overwatch 2 Launch Woes Continue
A patch is incoming but the queues are here to stay
Overwatch 2's launch woes continue, with the highly anticipated hero-shooter being hit with successive DDoS attacks ever since the service went live on 4th October. Blizzard has issued a statement on the situation and has also removed the SMS mobile phon
Thursday11th Aug 2022
News Up the Tempo with Overwatch's Anniversary Remix Vol. 3 Event, Live Now
Feel that healing beat!
To celebrate six years' worth of Overwatch, Blizzard is bringing a bunch of skins back out of the vault, and re-introducing season-exclusive brawls. In addition, the developer is finally getting rid of loot boxes once the event concludes. The event is live now and will run through 30th August. The Overwatch Anniversary Event...
Friday24th Jun 2022
News Overwatch 2 Will Completely Replace the Original Upon Launch on PS5, PS4
No going back
Precisely what Overwatch 2 is has been a question on the lips of fans since its announcement. It's billed as a sequel, but the way Blizzard has spoken about it in the past made it sound more like a glorified game update. Now we know the hero shooter is finally coming soon, a hazy detail has now been clarified. When it launches, it will...
Wednesday10th Mar 2021
News Overwatch Skips PS5 with New Next-Gen Upgrades
Sony problem reveals itself again
Overwatch has received an update to help it take advantage of current-gen consoles, but the PlayStation 5 isn't a part of that line-up. Outlined in a long list of patch notes over on Battle.net, community manager Josh Nash documents enhancements designed for the Xbox Series X|S systems. They will be treated to three...
Tuesday21st May 2019
News Overwatch Workshop Allows Players to Create Custom Game Modes on PS4
Blizzard handing over the keys
Are you still enjoying Blizzard's popular hero shooter, Overwatch? It's being constantly updated with seasonal events, new characters, and more. After several years in the hands of players, the publisher has decided to introduce a way to give even more variety by way of user generated content. It's called the Workshop,...
Monday8th Apr 2019
News Overwatch's Latest Archives Event Storm Rising Revealed
16th April to 6th May
The latest Overwatch Archives Event has been revealed to be coming on the 16th April, in a teaser video on the Overwatch Twitter page. Previous Archive events, Uprising and Retribution, have seen players go on story-focused, PvE team missions to take on Talon. Although the details are currently scarce. the video details what...
Friday16th Nov 2018
News Overwatch Gets Free Trial Event Starting Next Week on PS4
Sample new hero Ashe
Blizzard's first person shooter phenomenon, Overwatch, is one that's constantly evolving with new characters and modes. Because of this, it's nice to be able to check out what's going on in the hero shooter from time to time, and the publisher has announced a free trial starting next week. From 20th - 27th November, you'll be...
Thursday5th Apr 2018
News Overwatch Uprising Returns Alongside New Retribution Event
Archives
Jeff Kaplan appeared at the interval of Overwatch League last night to surprise fans of Overwatch with the details of the latest event, Retribution, scheduled to begin on 10th April. A trailer was shown following on the storyline of a recently released comic under the same title. This trailer revealed the four characters – Reaper,...
Thursday1st Mar 2018
News Torbjörn's Daughter Brigitte Joins the Battle in Overwatch
New Björn
As speculated earlier in the week, the next Overwatch hero has been revealed: Torbjörn's tough looking not-so little’un, Brigitte Lindholm. That’s not ‘Bridget’ by the way – er, you may want to watch the origins story stray for the pronunciation. It’s kinda like ‘Brie-get’ – the kinda thing you’d say when you...
Tuesday27th Feb 2018
News Overwatch's 27th Hero is Being Teased on Twitter
Emre? Brigette? Jet Pack Cat?
Over the past few days, the Overwatch Twitter has been sending out some very mysterious but interesting hints as to who or what the next playable character for the game could be. With a 26 strong roster of all sorts of heroes, there is a lot of speculation flying around about Overwatch's 27th. Last Friday was the first...
Wednesday7th Feb 2018
News Overwatch's Lunar New Year Event Returns to PS4 Tomorrow
Year of the Dog
Overwatch's Lunar New Year event is returning to the game from the 8th February, and will run for a total of 4 weeks. The event last year, titled Year of the Rooster, consisted of a Capture the Flag mode, new skins and other cosmetic items. This year it's the Year of the Dog, and it sees the return of the Capture the Flag mode with a...
Friday17th Nov 2017
News New Arrival Moira Is Now Playable in Overwatch on PS4
It's a matter of life and death
The new Overwatch character, Moira, is now playable on the PlayStation 4. First announced at Blizzcon earlier this month, she came as quite the surprise for fans -- the majority very pleased to finally be getting another Support hero. Moira's abilities include using orbs to both heal and damage others, a short range...
Saturday4th Nov 2017
News You May Be Interested in These New Overwatch Announcements
Meet Moira
Overwatch, in case you hadn’t noticed, has become one of the biggest games in the world. It’s always big news, then, when new announcements are made – particularly when they include new heroes and maps. And that’s exactly what’s powered its way out of BlizzCon 2017 like a Simon Fitzgerald summoned Hanzo ultimate. Firstly, the...
Thursday21st Sep 2017
News Overwatch's Junkertown Map Arrives in Latest Update
Also includes major hero overhauls
The latest update for Overwatch is out on the PlayStation 4 and it includes a new escort map called Junkertown. This new map is associated with the Junkers, Junkrat and Roadhog, who recently both received an animated short and a comic detailing parts of their history at Junkertown. The update also brings...
Friday28th Jul 2017
News Doomfist Is Now Playable in Overwatch PS4
Fists of fury
The long rumoured hero that was officially announced to be the 25th character to hit Overwatch earlier this month has finally launched on the PlayStation 4. You are now able to download a small patch that will add Doomfist into the game; he will not be available in Competitive play for another week to allow users time to get a...
Friday7th Jul 2017
News Doomfist Announced as the 25th Overwatch Hero
Playable on PC
Doomfist has been a long rumoured Overwatch hero for months now and was teased on Twitter earlier this week but he has finally been officially revealed with a new origins story and developer commentary video on the Overwatch YouTube channel. He has also been made playable for those players on the Player Test Realm on the PC which...
Tuesday4th Jul 2017
News Doomfist Teased as New Overwatch Hero Yet Again
Crews'in for a bruising
It's been rumoured and heavily hinted at for months now that Doomfist will be a hero in Overwatch and that he'll be voiced by none other than Terry Crews. As if to add fuel to the fire, the developer has taken to Twitter today to tease everyone with more information on Doomfist's background. In the past, the Overwatch...
Tuesday11th Apr 2017
News Overwatch Uprising Leaks Then Launches
Over 100 new loot box items up for grabs
Update (20:00 BST): It's official and it's live. Overwatch Uprising is a brand new PvE event for Blizzard's popular shooter, and you can check out the trailer above. Here's what you can expect until 1st May, via the PlayStation Blog: You'll travel seven years into the past to experience Tracer's first...
Thursday2nd Mar 2017
News Overwatch's New Hero Is a Tank Named Orisa
Team player
Overwatch has an all-new hero: Orisa. The tank class character sports a weapon named the Fusion Driver, an automatic firearm that deals consistent damage but slows her movement speed. Her alt is Halt, a kind of charge that decelerates enemies and draws them towards the explosion. She also has abilities which reduce the amount of damage...
Friday27th Jan 2017
News Overwatch Hits a Massive 25 Million Players
Up and over
A short but sweet news story for you here: Overwatch has broken the 25 million player mark. Blizzard's super popular shooter seems to have gone from strength to strength ever since it launched in May of last year, and such a high user count shows that it isn't ready to slow down just yet. Over the months that it's been on the market,...
Wednesday25th Jan 2017
News Overwatch Celebrates the Chinese New Year with Rooster Update
Cock-a-doodle-doo
Overwatch has already piggybacked several real-world celebrations, and now it's cock-a-doodle-dooing to the tune of the Chinese New Year. Starting now through 13th February, you'll find a new Rooster-themed Seasonal Event in Blizzard's brilliant first-person shooter, with over 100 cosmetic items up for grabs from Lunar Loot boxes...
Wednesday4th Jan 2017
News Overwatch's Oasis Map Brings the Parklife to PS4
All a Blur
Overwatch's all-new map, Oasis, has hopped over the Wonderwall and onto your PlayStation 4. Like, it's live right now. You can go and check if you don't believe us. The Arabian Desert paradise has already been live on PC test servers for a while, but now it's on your console of choice free of charge. We suppose this is the beauty of...
Tuesday13th Dec 2016
News Overwatch Wraps Up with Winter Wonderland Update
Play of Christmas Day
Blizzard's uber-popular class-based shooter Overwatch is wrapping up warm for the holidays, with an all-new Winter Wonderland update. The standard Loot Boxes have been replaced by much more seasonal Winter Loot Boxes, packing over 100 new cosmetic trimmings. Some of these are legitimately fantastic by the way; look at Torbjörn...
Saturday5th Nov 2016
News Sombra's Finally Been Officially Announced for Overwatch
Holding out for a Hero
Sombra hacked BlizzCon's opening ceremony today in order to reveal herself to the world; it would have made for a grand entrance if the new Overwatch arrival hadn't leaked weeks ago. The character sports a Laura-inspired haircut (right, Street Fighter fans?) and comes packing a machine pistol, as well as the capability to hack...
Tuesday11th Oct 2016
News Hallowe'en Loot Boxes Say Boo to Overwatch
Reaper's ready
It's probably the worst kept secret in history, but Overwatch is getting Hallowe'en loot boxes. Hurrah! You may or may not have seen these leaking all over the web over the past few weeks, with the title's Taiwanese website now going live with a front-page splash, showing Australian double-act Junkrat and Roadhog in their...
Friday9th Sep 2016
Reminder Overwatch Is Completely Free to Play This Weekend on PS4
Overwatch this
As promised, here's us reminding you that Overwatch is totally free to play this weekend on PlayStation 4. Starting from 19:00PM BST / 14:00PM ET / 11:00AM PT today, you'll be able to gain access to the entire game without spending a penny. All modes, stages, and heroes will be available. Of course, you'll have to download it first,...
Thursday1st Sep 2016
News Play Overwatch For Free on PS4 Next Week
No PlayStation Plus required
Popular character-based team shooter Overwatch is having a free weekend on PlayStation 4, and everyone's invited - even if you don't have an active PlayStation Plus subscription. What's more, the entire game will be yours to enjoy - all heroes, stages, and modes of play included - and any progress that you make during...
Wednesday3rd Aug 2016
News Overwatch Goes for the Gold with New Olympics Update
Limited edition loot boxes and a new football mode added
With the Rio OIympics just around the corner, Blizzard has announced on the US PlayStation Blog a new set of Summer Games content for Overwatch, lasting until 22nd August. Loot Boxes now have a new lick of Summer Games paint, and each box guarantees at least one limited edition Olympics-themed...
Tuesday2nd Aug 2016
News Blizzard Sounds the Klaxon on Overwatch Olympics Outfits
Ready, steady, go
We wondered when the Rio 2016 Olympic Games were going to cameo in a game – and we're not referring to a certain potty-mouthed Wii U release. Overwatch looks like it's going to be the first, however, as Blizzard's sent a bunch of YouTubers and Twitch streamers packages featuring the shooter's cast of characters in sports gear. A...
