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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.
Clash: Introduced in beta form in April 2024 with Season 10 of Overwatch 2, and fully added with Season 12 in August 2024, Clash maps feature symmetrical maps with five control points. Teams initially vie for control if the central point, with the winning team progressing to the next control point towards the opponent's base.
Overwatch has its development origins rooted in Titan, a Blizzard project that was cancelled in 2013. [10] Elements of Titan were reworked into Overwatch, which was announced at BlizzCon in November 2014. [9] [10] Overwatch became Blizzard's first new series since they launched Diablo in 1996, as well as their first attempt at making an FPS ...
Overwatch 2 is a hero shooter, where players are split into two teams and select a "hero" from a roster of 42 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 2023 Overwatch League Grand Finals was the sixth, and final, championship match of the Overwatch League (OWL), which took place on October 1, 2023. The series marked the conclusion of the 2023 Overwatch League playoffs and was played between the Houston Outlaws and the Florida Mayhem at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Canada.
On the first day of the season playoffs, Disney and Blizzard announced a multi-year partnership that would bring the league and other professional Overwatch competitive events to ESPN, Disney XD, and ABC, starting with the playoffs and throughout all of the following season. [10]
The San Francisco Shock have highest map differential (+35) and highest winning percentage (.824). The New York Excelsior have logged the most map losses (39) and are tied with the Atlanta Reign for the most match losses (10). Every team has won at least one match in midseason tournaments. The Reign registered the lowest map differential (−12).
The season commenced with a preseason pro-am tournament held in the West Region, where Overwatch Contenders teams competed against Overwatch League teams. In the East Region, Overwatch Contenders teams joined the regular season alongside the established Overwatch League teams. The regular season was divided into two stages: Spring and Summer.