Blizzard announces Overwatch 2

Blizzard has just introduced Overwatch 2, the sequel to its popular team shooter Overwatch, onstage at Blizzcon 2019.

The authentic Overwatch was launched over three years in the past, and even as Blizzard has continued to extend the game with new heroes, maps, and recreation modes, it hasn’t gotten a prime replace like this in the lifetime of the game.

By including an actual story mode, the sequel will look to amplify on the lore that Blizzard has slowly been building for the Overwatch universe during the last few years with in-recreation content material and problematic cinematic shorts.

The Overwatch 2 announcement film picks up after the sort of quick films that Blizzard has launched so far, seeing the heroes of Overwatch dealing with off towards Null Sector — an invading robotic pressure. Unlike the unique recreation, which turned into mostly a PvP multiplayer revel in, the sequel seems to be emphasizing cooperative PvE content so that it will see players face off against a large number of laptop enemies in each tale tiers and more replayable “hero missions.” Players will also be able to stage up their heroes and customise their competencies, in every other first for the franchise.

There are nevertheless PvP modes and maps, too, with Blizzard promising a new middle “Push” mode in addition to new maps and heroes (who’ll be introduced alongside the prevailing 31 heroes which are already returning). The recreation will also nonetheless closely function six-versus-six crew fight, much like the preceding game.

Also new is a emblem-new visible fashion, with all the characters and present maps getting sparkling designs for the sequel. Two of those new heroes are Echo, a robot featured in Overwatch’s Blizzcon quick final 12 months, and Sojourn, which Blizzard exec Jeff Kaplan teased however wouldn’t provide any greater information on.

Blizzard is taking an unconventional approach to the sequel, promising “a shared multiplayer surroundings,” where current Overwatch players may be able to play towards Overwatch 2 gamers in PvP multiplayer and could have access to all of the new Overwatch 2 heroes and maps. The company also promised that it plans to help all of players’ current unlocked cosmetics from the primary game.

There’s no word yet as to when gamers should count on Overwatch 2 to be launched. Blizzard has handiest announced that the sequel is “in improvement” and that more info may be coming soon.