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31 Oct


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29 Oct

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    Kaedi on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch World Cup 2023 reaches its epic conclusion, with the top 16 teams from around the globe competing for the title of World Cup champions! Starting today, tune in to either the official Overwatch World Cup 2023 broadcast on the PlayOverwatch or ...

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27 Oct

The holidays are on their way, and we can’t wait to ring in the festivities with the FlashOps Holiday Showdown tournament! Registration for North America (NA), Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions is now live. With participation rewards and BIG regional prize pools, you don’t want to miss it!

NA AND EMEA EVENT OVERVIEW

Eligible Players from the NA and EMEA regions will compete for their spot in regional FlashOps Holiday Showdown Finals. The top 8 qualifying teams from each region will advance, where they will have a shot at a $50,000 USD prize pool.  

Think you have what it takes? Sign up today and prove it!

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Millions of you have answered the call to play Overwatch 2 since we launched a year ago. New heroes—Sojourn, Junkerqueen, Kiriko, Ramattra, Lifeweaver, and Illari—have joined the roster. You explored new parts of the world, including Esperança, Shambali Monastery, and Survassa. Teams worked together to stop Null Sector attacks on Rio, Toronto, and Gothenburg. However, we can’t wait to show you what’s coming next to Overwatch 2 at BlizzCon 2023.

Whether you’re attending in-person in Anaheim, CA, or watching from the comfort of your home, there’s going to be a lot of Overwatch 2 news, reveals, and competition to check out!

BlizzCon 2023 – Opening Ceremonies

November 3 – 11:00 AM PT – BlizzCon Arena

Alongside exciting announcements from World of Warcraft®, Diablo® IV, Hearthstone®, and Warcraft: Rumble, Overwatch 2 has a few surprises in store, including introducing the next Hero...

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26 Oct

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    Kaedi on Forums - Thread - Direct

Trick or treat! Get ready for a great Halloween with MayHAM Wrecking Ball. Twitch Drops are back, and you can earn fun rewards when you watch your favorite Overwatch 2 content creators and influencers on Twitch! Link your Battle.net account today and earn spooky new rewards, available starting today and going through October 28.

  • Watch a total of 2 hours to earn the Trick or Treat Spray for Wrecking Ball
  • Watch a total of 6 hours to earn the MayHAM Legendary Skin for Wrecking Ball

Earning Twitch drops for Overwatch 2 is easy! Simply connect your Battle.net account with your Twitch account, then tune into any eligible channel in the Overwatch 2 category on Twitch. Remember, when you earn any drops, you must claim them at ...

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25 Oct

Welcome to the 2023 Overwatch® World Cup Group Stage and Finals! The top 16 teams traveling to Anaheim are ready for the first Overwatch World Cup Lan and Group Stage since 2019.

2023 Overwatch World Cup Group Stage

The top 16 teams have been split into 4 groups and will compete in a round robin gauntlet to determine the 8 teams advancing to the finals bracket taking place at BlizzCon

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Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

KOR

GBR

CHN

USA

COL

AUS

ESP

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24 Oct


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19 Oct

Hi everyone! We've had guest writers for the last two Director's Takes, but I'm back this week looking at Season 7 - how it started, how it's going, and what we can look forward to as it progresses.

This season marked the release of our latest Sombra rework. The hero keeps the same hacker fantasy that she's always had, but her playstyle is more active and engaged than it was previously. She also received a new ability, Virus. We've seen a lot of different takes on the rework and her new kit online - from dramatically overpowered to dramatically underpowered. But when you look at the data, she's trending in a great direction. Sombra's win rate quickly jumped 4-5%, with it being slightly higher at lower tiers and bottoming out in Masters and above around 46-47%. People are also still playing her quite a bit. Something we always observe with reworks or hero releases is a big spike, then folks go back to their mains. Sombra looks stickier initially a...

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18 Oct

Today we are announcing Overwatch 2's first-ever in-game musical artist collaboration. We’re teaming up with K-pop sensation, LE SSERAFIM.

One of the fastest growing K-pop groups on the planet, this fearless group of five (KIM CHAEWON, SAKURA, HUH YUNJIN, KAZUHA, and HONG EUNCHAE) bring their talents to Overwatch 2 this season, with the music video for LE SSERAFIM's new single, Perfect Night, which will debut Thursday, October 26 at 9 pm PDT.

This collab also will feature a LE SSERAFIM-inspired game mode and exclusive in-game items, including Legendary hero skins. Details will be revealed on Monday, October 30, with content going live in-game on November 1.

LE SSERAFIM will also make an appearance at BlizzCon on November 4 for a special performance, including their new single, Perfect Night, in the BlizzCon Arena following the conclusion of the Community Night.  ...

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13 Oct

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    Jodie on Forums - Thread - Direct

Hiya, heroes!

Earlier today, we issued a fix for high ping in South American regions. We’re expecting things to improve over the next couple of days, and we apologize for any inconvenience during this mitigation!

For more information regarding Season 7 bugs, you can check out the OW2 Known Issues post.

We appreciate your patience, and glhf with your weekend queues.