Tag: overwatch-2

New Overwatch 2 character Sojourn leaks in gameplay video

New Overwatch 2 character…

An official-looking teaser video showing what new Overwatch 2 character Sojourn can do has leaked onto the internet. The…
California governor accused of interfering to support Activision Blizzard in state discrimination lawsuit

California governor accused of…

The California Department of Fair Employment’s ongoing harassment and discrimination lawsuit against Activision Blizzard – which accused the publisher…
Overwatch 2 UI leak features early battle pass and more

Overwatch 2 UI leak…

Some early UI images from Overwatch 2 have been shown off online via Artstation, an online art portfolio platform…
Overwatch 2 PvP beta set for April 26

Overwatch 2 PvP beta…

Blizzard has announced a date for the first Overwatch 2 closed beta which will test the game’s PvP feature.…
Overwatch 2 is getting a closed PvP beta in late April, PvP and PvE experiences will be released separately

Overwatch 2 is getting…

Closed alpha testing for Overwatch 2 PvP begins today in select regions and includes Blizzard employees, Overwatch League pros,…
200 Overwatch devs at Activision Blizzard vote to unionise

200 Overwatch devs at…

Almost 200 Overwatch developers working at Activision Blizzard have unionised, joining the Communications Workers of America (CWA) after the…
Bringing Stadium to Overwatch 2 on April 22

Bringing Stadium to Overwatch…

Overwatch 2 is on the verge of releasing the biggest new way to play since Overwatch was first announced…
“Game development legend” Overwatch art director Bill Petras has unexpectedly died

“Game development legend” Overwatch…

“Game development legend” and Overwatch art director, Bill Petras, has died unexpectedly. Read more Source
Blizzard president seems to support gen-AI exploration, saying, “We want our dev teams to be able to utilise or explore whatever new technology is out there”

Blizzard president seems to…

It sounds as though Blizzard is open to exploring generative AI during the development of its games. Read more…
“What would I change if we could go back?” Inside Blizzard’s big plan to put Overwatch back on top

“What would I change…

Overwatch 2 had a problem. It’s a problem a lot of live service games have, to be fair. It…