Blizzard Announces New Heroes & Game Mode for Overwatch 2
Three new heroes and a new PvP game mode for Overwatch 2 were announced at this year's BlizzCon opening ceremony.
All of Overwatch 2's three hero play styles of damage, support, and tank were accounted for in the announcement. The first of the trio, a Samoan tank character named Mauga, will be playable for everyone ahead of his Season 8 release in a test period this weekend.
The remaining two heroes, a damage character named Venture and a support character codenamed «Space Ranger,» will be released next year in Seasons 10 and 12, respectively.
In addition to the heroes, a new PvP mode called Clash was announced. Clash features five points arranged in a row, with the objective being the full capture of all five points (or reaching the max score requirement) in order to win the match. Clash will make its debut on a revamped version of Hanamura called Hanaoka. The mode is set to drop sometime next year.
<p dir=«ltr» lang=«en» xml:lang=«en»>The future for #Overwatch2 is BRIGHT? ?? New Game Mode CLASH?? New Map Hanaoka?? New Damage Hero?? New Support HeroDive into these reveals and more of what's to come in 2024 TOMORROW at 1:30pm PT during the What's Next Panel! pic.twitter.com/OWiUyo8XpeLastly, Blizzard also has plans to overhaul the game's Competitive mode sometime next year, but didn't provide much detail here just yet.
Between the new heroes, game modes, and overhauls planned perhaps sentiment amongst players will improve from a notable low point earlier this year.
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