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Michael Hoglund

Overwatch reaches a gaming milestone that it hasn't touched in 4 years — and suddenly everyone remembers they liked this game

Vendetta in the new "Reign of Talon" Overwatch cinematic.

Overwatch is going through a bit of a Reinhardtissance at the moment, thanks to its rebranding (or unbranding?) and years of legwork under the direction of Aaron Keller. After dropping the 2 and making hundreds of changes literally, Overwatch hit a new all-time peak on Steam, and the engine has just kept on going.

The numbers have only gotten better since the launch of Reign of Talon. Overwatch had a higher daily player count in its second weekend vs. launch weekend, the first time that happened since Overwatch 2 launched in 2022. According to Blizzard, that’s 16 cat years for you, jet-pack enthusiasts.

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