![An image showing Overwatch 2's space ranger hero Juno.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overwatch-2-juno-trailer-crop.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Overwatch 2
Overwatch 2 is the sequel to Blizzard's hit 2016 hero shooter. Unlike its predecessor, Overwatch 2 was launched as a free-to-play game and also ditched loot boxes in favour of Battle Passes.
Other major changes from the original included reducing the te…
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Review | Overwatch 2 review - a brilliant teamplay experience in the grip of an existential crisis
Tracer of doubt.
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Overwatch 2's new hero is space ranger Juno and she's available to play today
But only for a limited time ahead of Season 12.
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Overwatch 2 tier list ranking and best Heroes in Season 2
Who are the best Heroes at launch?
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Pride Week 2024 | Autism, queerness, and unmasked gaming - a personal reflection
Learning to play the neuroqueer way.
![An image showing Overwatch 2's space ranger hero Juno.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overwatch-2-juno-trailer-crop.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Pride Week 2024 | Autism, queerness, and unmasked gaming - a personal reflection
![A ridiculous photograph of two middle-aged people sitting in a park and getting very excited about whatever it is they're looking at on a laptop.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/AdobeStock_284840120_16-9_excited_resized.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Don't diss patch notes - they're more exciting than we're willing to admit
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![Artwork for Overwatch 2 showing a selection of its heroes posing dramatically against a reddening sky.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overwatch-2-tier-list-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Screenshot from Overwatch 2 showing a character levitating a strange purple orb](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Blizzard-Overwatch-2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Blizzard bring games back to China via new NetEase agreement
![Artwork for Overwatch 2 showing a selection of its heroes posing dramatically against a reddening sky.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overwatch-2-tier-list-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Overwatch 2's PvE content scrapped as devs are denied bonuses for the first time, report claims
![Promotional artwork showing new Overwatch 2 hero Mauga grinning at the camera and giving a thumbs-up in a tropical island setting.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overwatch-2-mauga.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Activision Blizzard is "revitalising the Overwatch 2 experience"
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Blizzard announces new era of Overwatch esports with Saudi-funded partnership
![Artwork for Overwatch 2 showing a selection of its heroes posing dramatically against a reddening sky.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overwatch-2-tier-list-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Overwatch 2 dev says revealing controversial healing changes without context was "mistake"
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![Screenshot of a round in Overwatch 2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overwatch-2_K8AphwT.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Overwatch 2 players keep getting frozen in place on Colosseo
![Promotional artwork showing new Overwatch 2 hero Mauga grinning at the camera and giving a thumbs-up in a tropical island setting.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overwatch-2-mauga.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Overwatch 2's 39th hero is double chaingun wielding tank Mauga
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Blizzard reveals next weekend's full BlizzCon 2023 broadcast schedule
![Overwatch 2 healer Kiriko](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overwatch-2_qCCbDzS.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
US union praises Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal closure
![Lilith Moira in Overwatch 2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Lilith-in-Overwatch.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Widowmaker in an Overwatch 2 cut-scene, peering down slightly at the camera with her gun held up beside her.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overwatch_widowmaker_lOKHtze.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Screenshot of a round in Overwatch 2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overwatch-2_K8AphwT.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Overwatch 2 has banned 250,000+ cheaters since launch
![Screenshot of a round in Overwatch 2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overwatch-2_K8AphwT.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Blizzard notes Overwatch 2's review bombs but insists players say it's "in the best state it's ever been"
![Overwatch 2 review - escorting a payload](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Overwatch-2-review-1.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Overwatch 2 is now Steam's "worst game of all time"
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Overwatch 2's mysterious "Enigma" is John Cena
![Screenshot of a round in Overwatch 2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overwatch-2_K8AphwT.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Activision Blizzard lays off 50 employees from esports division
![Artwork for Overwatch 2 showing a selection of its heroes posing dramatically against a reddening sky.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overwatch-2-tier-list-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Overwatch 2 comes to Steam next month, more Blizzard games on the way
![Artwork for Overwatch 2 showing a selection of its heroes posing dramatically against a reddening sky.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overwatch-2-tier-list-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![This new Overwatch animated mini-series, Genesis, debuts later this week](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Screenshot-2023-07-02-at-14.17.51.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)