After a Week of Playing Overwatch 2 Stadium Early, It Might Be My New Favorite Mode

After a Week of Playing Overwatch 2 Stadium Early, It Might Be My New Favorite Mode

The highs of making impossible plays outweigh dying to overpowered builds, but I worry about stompiness and counters.

Overwatch Season 16 Stadium release date, new character Freja, new skins, more

Stadium is a best of seven brawl in which players upgrade their characters and buy new powers between rounds.

Overwatch 2 |OT3| Welcome to the Stadium OT

Season 16 is shaping up to be a major update to Overwatch 2 so along with the changes since the last OT I thought it was time to have a new OT. The game has seen a lot of changes since season 6 and it feels like the development team has finally begun to move the game forward instead of fixing the issues the game launched with. Things that have been added to the game since season 6 Gameplay changes: Projectile size and health pool increases...

The new era of Overwatch 2 has begun, the video game developer Blizzard officially launched Stadium, one of the most ambitious updates in the 9-year history of the iconic team shooter. It may interest you: Overwatch 2 celebrates Pride this June This new mode redefines the way to play with a round format to the best of 7, focused on strategy, customization and fast fighting. What is the new update “Stage? At Stadium, two teams of five players are…

Overwatch 2’s New ‘Stadium’ Mode Is Basically Super Smash Bros. With Guns… If You Squint

It appears Blizzard has taken a long, hard look at Overwatch 2 and decided the solution to its ageing playbook was… pure chaos. Enter Stadium, a brand-new mode launching on 22 April 2025, and according to Blizzard, this isn’t just another fun side-hustle like Arcade or the occasional PvE detour. No, Stadium is the third cornerstone of Overwatch 2’s future — right up there with Quick Play and Competitive. Except this one lets Reinhardt take off l…

Overwatch 2 opens the Stadium, adds a new hero, and brings hero bans to competitive in Season 16 today

A new season has officially launched today in Overwatch 2, bringing with it a bunch of additional features for fans of the hero shooter that Blizzard has been hyping up in the weeks leading up to the new update. Leading off the new season is the arrival of Stadium mode with its all-new mechanics and […]