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Overwatch and Overwatch 2 are team-based first-person shooter games developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Overwatch was released in May 2016 for several platforms. The game features a number of gameplay modes that support casual play, ranked play, and competitive modes used for professional esports events, such as the Overwatch League.
[2] [5] The series premiered on July 6, 2023, with the release of the first episode, "Dawn". [15] It was released ahead of Overwatch 2 ' s "Invasion" update, which is set to introduce player versus player (PvP) modes and release in August 2023.
Overwatch 2 is a hero shooter, where players are split into two teams and select a "hero" from a roster of over 40 characters.Characters are organized into a "damage" class, responsible for offensive efforts; a "support" class, responsible for healing and buffing; and a "tank" class, responsible for creating space for their team.
The sequel Overwatch 2 was released in October 2022, and will continue the seasonal events. According to Kaplan, while the game will be a sequel, they want to allow all content from the first Overwatch to be brought forward into Overwatch 2, requiring them to slow down new content development for the original game, particularly new heroes and maps.
Overwatch (retroactively referred to as Overwatch 1 [b]) was a 2016 multiplayer first-person shooter video game by Blizzard Entertainment. The game was first released for PlayStation 4 , Windows , and Xbox One in May 2016 and Nintendo Switch in October 2019, with cross-platform play supported across all platforms.
Overwatch was developed to lack a traditional story or campaign mode and instead Blizzard conveyed narrative elements through a transmedia storytelling method. [ 57 ] [ 58 ] While voice lines and map elements in Overwatch reveal some of its universe's lore, the bulk of the story surrounding its characters is told through animated short films ...
For the 12th consecutive quarter, Best Buy posted negative same-store sales growth. Net sales and earnings per share also missed estimates.
Since the late 1990s, Blizzard has focused almost exclusively on the Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, and Overwatch series. All of Blizzard's games released since 2004 still receive expansions and updates, especially the long-running massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft (2004).