{"id":120831,"date":"2025-09-16T00:31:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T00:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2137661"},"modified":"2025-09-16T00:31:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T00:31:48","slug":"overwatch-2-didnt-get-a-release-date-at-blizzconline-but-it-did-get-fresh-gameplay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/overwatch-2-didnt-get-a-release-date-at-blizzconline-but-it-did-get-fresh-gameplay\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch 2 didn&#8217;t get a release date at BlizzConline, but it did get fresh gameplay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/overwatch-2-didnt-get-a-release-date-at-blizzconline-but-it-did-get-fresh-gameplay.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blizzard didn&#8217;t include Overwatch 2 in its BlizzConline opening ceremony, instead choosing to focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-02-19-world-of-warcraft-burning-crusade-classic-to-get-paid-character-cloning-and-boosts-and-pre-nerf-raid-bosses\">World of Warcraft<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-02-19-hearthstones-next-expansion-homes-in-on-horde-heartland-kalimdor\">Hearthstone<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-02-19-the-big-diablo-2-resurrected-interview\">Diablo<\/a>, but it did publish a behind the scenes video with members of the Overwatch development scene that contains fresh gameplay and snippets of new information.<\/p>\n<p>In the video below, Jeff Kaplan and co reveal new maps (Rome, New York), showcase character reworks, new weapons, hero missions and more.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Rome:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-02-20-overwatch-2-didnt-get-a-release-date-at-blizzconline-but-it-did-get-fresh-gameplay\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-02-20-overwatch-2-didnt-get-a-release-date-at-blizzconline-but-it-did-get-fresh-gameplay\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blizzard didn&#8217;t include Overwatch 2 in its BlizzConline opening ceremony, instead choosing to focus on World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and Diablo, but it did publish a behind the scenes video with members of the Overwatch development scene that contains fresh gameplay and snippets of new information. 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