Blizzard Entertainment's new Overwatch 2 Spotlight livestream had no shortage of major announcements for the studio's long-running PvP hero shooter, with everything from selectable hero Perks and a new 6v6 Competitive mode coming next week with Season 15's February 18 launch to the new crossbow-wielding hero Freja and a new Hero Bans feature for ranked play slated to drop later this year in Season 16. By far, though, the most interesting reveal to me was Stadium — a brand new game mode getting added in April with the rest of Season 16.
The developers describe Stadium as "the biggest game mode we’ve ever made," and after seeing and reading what it'll entail, I'm not inclined to disagree. Compared to previously added modes that simply introduced new objective types, Stadium is going to be a wacky off-the-wall experience with "Powers" you can buy with a currency earned as you play through a match. These upgrades will be "transformative Powers that players can create unique builds around, setting up more strategic encounters that enhance the hero fantasy," and sound a lot like the power-ups we were expected to get in Overwatch 2's now-cancelled PvE campaign.
