Overwatch reveals Echo as newest hero
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Blizzard Entertainment has revealed that Echo will be joining Overwatch as the game’s 32nd playable hero.
“An evolutionary robot programmed with a rapidly adapting artificial intelligence, Echo represents the cutting edge of technology,” the studio says of the new character.
We have an original story trailer for Echo below.
Overwatch hosting Archives 2020 event
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Overwatch has kicked off its Archives 2020 event. Starting today, players can explore the game’s past “experiencing story-driven co-op missions from pivotal moments in Overwatch history.” Challenge Missions have been added to earn new achievements and unique sprays.
By playing the event, exclusive items can be obtained from the Archives Loot Boxes. These include skins, emotes, highlight intros, player icons, sprays, and more.
Here’s a full rundown of challenge missions and unlockable epic skins:
Overwatch hosting Ashe Mardi Gras Challenge
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Starting today, Overwatch is hosting an Ashe Mardi Gras Challenge. Players can unlock six sprays, two player icons, and an Ashe skin until March 9. Bob has a skin featured during the event as well.
Here’s a full rundown of the Ashe Mardi Gras Challenge, along with details on the Experimental Mode we covered yesterday:
Overwatch’s first Experimental Mode is “Triple Damage”
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Blizzard has unveiled a new Experimental Mode for Overwatch known as “Triple Damage”. Experimental testing in Overwatch lets players try out the dev team’s various ideas. And with Triple Damage specifically, there will be a team composition for one tank, three damage, and two support.
Here’s the full explanation from director Jeff Kaplan:
New footage of Starcraft: Ghost, Blizzard’s cancelled GameCube game
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During the GameCube era, Blizzard was developing StarCraft: Ghost. The stealth-action game would have hit Nintendo’s older console along with other competing platforms. It sadly wasn’t meant to be, as the entire project was scrapped – though it wouldn’t be officially confirmed as cancelled until 2014.
All of these years later, we have a brand new look at Starcraft: Ghost. An old Xbox build has apparently leaked online from a dev kit and has started to spread. A couple of videos can be found below, but it’s expected that we’ll be hearing more about the project going forward now that a much wider group of people have access.
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Video: Overwatch developer update – “Experimentation & Hero Pools”
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Blizzard has shared a new video with Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan. Kaplan discusses upcoming additions to the game, including the Experimental Card, Hero Pools, and more.
Here’s an overview of the upcoming update, slated for early February:
Overwatch hosting Lunar New Year 2020 event
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Blizzard is celebrating the Year of the Rat with a new Lunar New Year 2020 event. It’s now live on Switch with exclusive rewards.
Here’s a rundown of the event, along with a trailer:
Overwatch hosting Winter Wonderland 2019 event
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Winter Wonderland 2019 has started up in Overwatch as the shooter’s latest event. It features the Snowball Deathmatch mode, Weekly Challenges, and new cosmetics.
Here’s a full rundown of Winter Wonderland 2019:
European Overwatch Switch commercial
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Nintendo has shared a new European commercial specifically focusing on Overwatch. Have a look at the advert below.
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Video: “Inside Overwatch 2’s Story With Lead Writer Michael Chu”
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Game Informer has posted a new video with Overwatch 2 lead writer Michael Chu. Below, Chu explains the setting of the story experience and the philosophy of the writing team as they head into untested waters with fan-favorite characters.
