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Overwatch 2 has “enacted” over 23,000 “actions” against cheaters after rolling out a new system to find and detect players who use mouse and keyboard in console lobbies, a practice known as ximming. While “enacted” doesn’t necessarily mean all 23,000 accounts were banned outright, Blizzard says that brings the overall total of banned accounts to over 1m players. Wuyang | …

Blizzard overhauled Overwatch 2‘s hero progression in Season 18 to include fewer stats and more chances to get free stuff. Ostensibly, the change reduces complexity, but it takes away more than just stats for tracking your progress. It wipes out a valuable learning opportunity and replaces it with what seems like little more than a quick gratification hit. Previously, each …

The state of Overwatch 2 in the three-ish years since its release could be mapped onto the “we’re so back, it’s so over” meme chart. Peaks and valleys, false starts and lost features, and waxing and waning player numbers have plagued Blizzard’s hero shooter sequel, which was promised as one thing and has since morphed into another entirely. The years-long …

Overwatch 2‘s eighteenth season launches next week and is bringing a Persona 5 crossover alongside a brand new hero. The trailer for Season 18 ends with a tease of Joker from Atlus’ beloved JRPG, who will likely appear as a skin for an existing hero. No further details are known at present, but hopefully more character skins and …

Watch on YouTube Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube831k Persona 5‘s Joker has made surprise appearances in games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and now he’s making his way to Blizzard’s free-to-play hero shooter, Overwatch 2. The Season 18 trailer has gone live and it finishes with the Persona 5 theme along with a silhouette of Joker. Atlus has also …

It’s finally happening. The Phantom Thieves are on their way to the world of Overwatch 2 as a Persona 5 collaboration has been revealed. Here’s what we know based on the initial tease. With each new Season in Overwatch 2, fans can look forward to a raft of fresh cosmetics. Some are simply themed around the fiction of the universe, …

Wuyang, the 44th hero in Overwatch 2’s roster, isn’t officially in the game yet, but he’s already showing a lot of potential. The water-wielding Support character is playable for the next few days as part of a trial period, and after just one day with the hero, players are coming up with some diabolical combos. I played around with him …

Overwatch 2‘s hero design philosophy has changed since the sequel launched in 2022. With the exception of Ramattra, the robotic omnic tank who was the fourth character added to the new roster, every other hero Blizzard has added to the hero shooter has been a human, most of whom are probably considered conventionally attractive. It’s a far cry from the …

Fresh off their GI Joe collab from earlier this season, Overwatch 2 isn’t slowing down as they deliver another brand new batch of cosmetics for players. Just weeks removed from bringing players the likes of Genji as Snake Eyes and Doomfist as Destro, Overwatch 2 is rolling out another collab with an iconic Hasbro brand, Nerf. Unlike previous collabs that …

Hey everyone! I’m back with another philosophically-flavored Director’s Take that tackles an important set of goals we’re trying to accomplish on the Overwatch team: more transparency, more information, and more power to you. Map Voting data is an excellent example of these goals in action. We regularly hear from more vocal players about their personal experiences, …