The Latest Breaking News from Overwatch

Overwatch soars to new Steam record as Season 1 sparks massive player surge

Records are breaking.

Dot Esports · Feb 11

Overwatch just shattered its Steam PC player count record with its new Season 1 update release — it's the most-watched game on Twitch right now, too

Following the release of Overwatch's new Season 1 and the huge Reign of Talon overhaul, it's shattered its previous player count record on Steam.

Windows Central · Feb 10

Overwatch's massive Season 1 update and Reign of Talon relaunch is live with 5 new hero characters and more — I'm not coming back, but you may want to

Overwatch Season 1: Conquest and the Reign of Talon have now launched, beginning a new chapter for Blizzard's PvP hero shooter. Here's everything new.

Windows Central · Feb 10

Twitch streamer and Anran voice actor pushes Blizzard to rethink hero’s slimmer look

Blizzard has agreed to redesign Overwatch hero Anran after Twitch streamer and voice actor Fareeha Andersen criticised the character’s slimmer in-game appearance. Fans compared it to earlier depictions, sparking debate over beauty standards and the “Ozempic chic” trend. Game Director Aaron Keller confirmed changes are planned for Season 1, saying…

The Times of India · Feb 10

Overwatch fans and voice actress call for a redesign of its newest hero: 'This concern is important, this is a hill worth dying on'

The newest damage hero looks way younger than she should be.

PC Gamer · Feb 10

A new StarCraft game is rumoured to be in the works by Nexon's Shooter Division — implying that the game could be a first or third-person shooter

Rumors have sprung up that Nexon, the developer behind The First Descendant, Dungeon & Fighter, and Blue Archive, is working on a new game with the StarCraft IP.

Windows Central · Feb 9

Overwatch's Steam reviews are still in the gutter, but hype for new update revives the hero shooter's player count as it surges past Call of Duty and Battlefield 6

Tomorrow, Overwatch 2 becomes Overwatch again

GamesRadar · Feb 9

New Overwatch actor addresses the "elephant in the room," says she had to "mourn" her character's redesign: "Let's keep rooting for the version of her that could be"

DPS Anran's new look isn't the "bold, optimistic swing that we know Overwatch to make"

GamesRadar · Feb 8

'Overwatch' just hit its highest player base on Steam PC since launch — passing Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty

All it needed was a flying kitty. Overwatch is so back, as the kids say.

Windows Central · Feb 8

Controversial new Overwatch character design has fans seeing double

Some prefer the fan art and want Anran to be redesigned.

Creative Bloq · Feb 8