US EditionOverwatch 2 Is Ditching the '2' Amid Launch of 'New, Story-Driven Era' With 10 New Heroes
Blizzard launches a year-long story arc called "The Reign of Talon" with 10 new heroes and major UI improvements to regain player momentum.
- At its Overwatch Spotlight on Wednesday, Blizzard announced Overwatch will drop the '2' and relaunch with a year-long storyline called The Reign of Talon.
- To mark Overwatch's 10th anniversary, Blizzard Entertainment relaunched the franchise to regain momentum after the sequel underperformed and respond to players and user reviews about monetization and the canceled PvE Hero mode.
- On Feb. 10, five heroes—Domina , Anran , Emre , Jetpack Cat , and Mizuki —launch as Season 1 begins, with five more planned for 2026.
- Players will enter Conquest, a five-week faction war where they choose Overwatch or Talon and earn dozens of loot boxes, including one of two faction-themed Legendary Echo skins, as Blizzard refreshes loot boxes with past shop skins.
- A big UI redesign includes a new 3D hero lobby, Praise feature, over 70 Stadium icons, a Hero Builder, Nintendo Switch 2 upgraded edition, and a Hello Kitty event.
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Blizzard just announced a ton of Overwatch news — here's everything we learned
Overwatch turns 10 years old in 2026, and Blizzard Entertainment is celebrating that major milestone accordingly. The studio is going big this year, with what effectively feels like a major expansion of Overwatch, dropping the "2" from the game's title and adding 10 new heroes.
NewsGaming.net Overwatch 2 becomes Overwatch, 10 new heroes arrive, with a Switch 2 version and lots of new features Even without the fierce competition of a Marvel Rivals, Overwatch 2 was going through a bad pass. It must be said that the launch of this suite had its ups and downs, and the community was waiting to know how Blizzard was going to climb the slope after all these years. It was during an Overwatch Spotlight that we were able to lear…
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Blizzard Rebrands Overwatch 2 to "Overwatch," Adds 10 New Heroes, and Revamps Game Systems
Despite the success of the first game in the series, Overwatch 2 has had a rough time of it, with reviews on Steam rating the game "Mostly Negative," with 34% of its reviews being of a positive nature. It seems as though Blizzard is trying to change this. In one of the multiple developer-led showcases scheduled for early February, Blizzard announced that Overwatch 2 is becoming just "Overwatch," and, more importantly, receiving a number of chang…
The last thing I expected Blizzard to do was change the name from Overwatch 2 to Overwatch
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