{"id":1058250,"date":"2026-01-19T21:27:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/former-blizzard-boss-blasts-marvel-rivals-similarity-to-overwatch"},"modified":"2026-01-19T21:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:27:51","slug":"former-blizzard-boss-blasts-marvel-rivals-similarity-to-overwatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/former-blizzard-boss-blasts-marvel-rivals-similarity-to-overwatch\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Blizzard boss blasts Marvel Rivals&#8217; similarity to Overwatch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/former-blizzard-boss-blasts-marvel-rivals-similarity-to-overwatch.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra has slammed Marvel Rivals, intimating its an <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/overwatch\">Overwatch<\/a> clone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/former-blizzard-boss-blasts-marvel-rivals-similarity-to-overwatch\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/former-blizzard-boss-blasts-marvel-rivals-similarity-to-overwatch\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra has slammed Marvel Rivals, intimating its an Overwatch clone. 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