Overwatch

All the latest Overwatch news and guides as the Blizzard hero shooter relaunches.

Three Overwatch maps are getting a huge rework, and they're coming sooner than you think

Image of Jiggly Pig in Overwatch Season 4's rework of the Busan map

Overwatch's 6v6 experiments continue with a new test mode and a big healing buff

Overwatch is testing more 6v6 role queue with a 'dynamic' experiment running this weekend - Domina, a dark-haired tank hero with a gold streak at the front of her fringe.

Freja jumping in Overwatch

Overwatch axing future Stadium heroes and maps due to "dedicated, smaller audience"

Overwatch steam reviews: An image of a Mei looking sad at the camera.

Overwatch's Steam reviews creep up to "mixed" as playercount surges

The new Overwatch Nyan Café skins claw their way to eye-watering prices

Overwatch Nyan Café ultra skins have an eye-watering price tag - Sierra in the new pink cat outfit.

Here are all the new Overwatch skins released so far in 2026

Overwatch events - all active events in 2026

New Overwatch season - latest hero, maps, and changes

Overwatch Shion abilities: oni omnic Shion with her white hair

Overwatch reveals new hero Shion's abilities, so prepare to dodge flying motorbikes

Overwatch new hero Shion: a white-haired omnic with an evil smile

New Overwatch hero Shion is a human-faced omnic with an evil streak

Overwatch devs make major changes to Anniversary event following fan criticism

Overwatch devs make major changes to Anniversary event following major criticism from fans. Domina standing in front of white buildings.

Overwatch GM Walter Kong gives fans hope for a Cyberpunk Edgerunners-esque animated series

Overwatch slaps a loot box band-aid on its disappointing tenth anniversary event, promising more later

The Overwatch tenth anniversary event gets more loot boxes as Blizzard admits it fell short - Mercy, Reaper, and Winston in the new two-tone Decennial skin.

The Fortnite Overwatch collab is playing it safe, but at least it's finally real

Fortnite Overwatch crossover details and trailer revealed - D.Va is one of four characters joining the battle royale, alongside Tracer, Mercy, and Genji.

Overwatch's Junkrat's Loot Hunt event is back this weekend, and I can't wait to get trash from my loot boxes

Overwatch Junkrat's Loot Hunt May 2026: Junkrat posing as if he's been arrested

Overwatch has a new custom Zombies mode, so crack open a cold Jugger-Nog, lock in, and go wild

Overwatch Zombies custom mode: Soldier 76 wearing a bronze face mask, while holding a rifle over his back

Overwatch could be heading to Fortnite and Rocket League in unlikely collab, and I need a D.Va car

Overwatch Fortnite Rocket League collaboration: Sierra wearing a red beret and green top

New Overwatch patch fixes one of its most annoying bugs, and introduces a CoD-style deathmatch mode

Overwatch scoreboard jumping bug fix, 4v4 Evolved LTM: Lucio wearing green glasses and headphones

New Overwatch patch notes bring emergency Sierra buffs as Season 2's fresh face falls flat

Overwatch hotfix patch notes buff Sierra as the new DPS hero falls flat - The latest addition to the FPS game's roster, wearing a red beret and green uniform.

Overwatch Stadium - latest updates and full roster

Overwatch Sierra abilities guide

Overwatch's Anran finally gets her glow-up. "Playful" is out, "sincere" is in, but is it enough?

Overwatch's Anran finally gets her glow-up. "Playful" is out, "sincere" is in, but is it enough?: An image of Anran from Overwatch, a Chinese woman with her hair tied back holding a glowing orange fan with fire coming off of it, standing in a moonlit area

Overwatch's Mizuki gets a surprise face update, while Anran's much-requested rework is nowhere in sight

An image of Mizuki from Overwatch, a Japanese man wearing a large gold and green, circular hat and a golden mask with silver hair

The Overwatch devs think you're banning the wrong heroes

Overwatch Season 1 hero ban rates and win percentages - Mizuki, a white-haired support witha wide-brimmed hat and a chain claw.

This is Overwatch's "comeback," says Blizzard, as Season 1's player stats beats the game's launch weekend's

Vendetta from Overwatch stabbing her sword into the ground looking down at the camera through a shattered glass window

Blizzard reveals an Overwatch x Nier Automata collab too early, and you'll never guess who's getting the new skins

Blizzard reveals a new Overwatch x Nier Automata collab early, and you'll never guess who's getting the skins - Kiriko smiles at the camera.

Blizzard wants to free Overwatch's Jetpack Cat from her perma-ban cage, but needs to work out the limits of her antics

Blizzard wants to free Overwatch's Jetpack Cat from her perma-ban cage, but needs to work out the limits of her antics: Jetpack Cat from Overwatch, a small orange cat wearing goggles sitting on a blue flying robot

That Overwatch mobile game is real, and it's yet another win for Blizzard's hero shooter

Overwatch's Valentines Day dating sim Loverwatch is back for a limited time, but Blizzard's missing a trick

Overwatch Valentine's Day dating sim Loverwatch is back for a limited time, but Blizzard's missing a trick - Doctor Angela 'Mercy' Ziegler blushes.

Blizzard agrees that Overwatch's "Ozempic-chic" Anran design could be "better," hopes to update it during Season 1

anran in overwatch holding a flaming fan

Overwatch's rebrand was the "right time, right place," director says, as the FPS embraces that the PvE dream is dead

The massive Overwatch Season 1 rebrand was the "right time, right place," its director explains, as the FPS shifts pace to match its biggest rivals - Jetpack Cat, a new hero coming to the Blizzard multiplayer shooter.

New Overwatch 2 plush will steal your heart, and Kiriko's too

A little girl wearing a white and red fox mask hugs a fox plush toy

Microsoft defeats FTC, moving closer to owning Activision Blizzard

Microsoft defeats FTC, moving closer to owning Activision Blizzard

Overwatch 2 anime brings us back to the multiplayer game's beginnings

A robot and little girl sit at a children's play table, hosting a pretend tea party

Overwatch Symmetra trick is so OP you'll be glad servers are closing

Overwatch players love the new Mercy skin, but want another character

Overwatch OWL Legendary Royal Knight Mercy skin on Eichenwalde

You can change your Battle.net name for free, if you're quick

You can change your Battle.net name for free, thanks to McCree, erm, Cole Cassidy

Overwatch's McCree becomes Cole Cassidy next week

Overwatch's McCree will be called Cole Cassidy as of October 26, 2021.

Overwatch's McCree is getting a new name

McCree stands outside a jail in Overwatch.

Overwatch is getting cross-play

Overwatch Legendary Edition

Here's Overwatch being played on a Ring Fit Adventure controller

Lucio charging into the fight in Overwatch with Mercy

Overwatch's 2021 Anniversary event introduces Funky Baptiste to the world

Baptiste's new Overwatch skin

Overwatch's MM-Mei skin is proving controversial

Overwatch League pros are hoping for an alternative to MVP skins

Overwatch's Echo showing off her new League MVP skin

Overwatch isn't getting any more League MVP skins

Overwatch's Echo showing off her new League MVP skin

Overwatch's PachiMarchi challenge promises adorable terror

Overwatch's new experimental card nerfs Echo, Tracer, and Zenyatta

Overwatch is getting Priority Passes for faster queues

Toxicity in Overwatch has seen an "incredible decrease" due to machine learning

Jeff Kaplan says Blizzard "wants to do a better job" in making Overwatch League more accessible

Jeff Kaplan: "One of the best things for the game is the Overwatch League"

Activision, what the hell is this?

Overwatch League's free Overwatch giveaway will return in "limited quantities"

Overwatch's controversial Moira change has been scrapped

Overwatch's Hero Pools "will be removed indefinitely from Competitive Play"

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Overwatch Anniversary event release date and start time - the 2020 celebration begins today

Overwatch balance change teases indicate a Mercy buff's on the cards

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Overwatch's revamped communication wheel lets you say 'sorry' instead of 'I need healing'

Play games to help fight cancer in Macmillan's Game Heroes marathon

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Overwatch's Echo release date has arrived - the hero is here

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