Overwatch getting a book on Orisa's creator, The Hero of NumbaniIn addition to comics and animated features, Blizzard's popular shooter is now getting a book. Dubbed The Hero of Numbani, the book is about a character you're indirectly familiar with, whether you follow the lore or not - Efi Oladele.OCTOBER 7
Blizzard are PC dev first, president laments Diablo Immortal gaffeBlizzard's president J. Allen Brack recently reiterated Blizzard's commitment to PC games, suggesting that the notorious Diablo Immortal announcement at BlizzCon might've not been as dramatic had the company made this unequivocally clear.OCTOBER 3
Overwatch dev would love game's characters to be in Smash BrosBlizzard made quite the turn with Overwatch on Nintendo' Switch, going from 'not very likely' to 'hey, here's the launch date', and now principal game producer Wes Yanagi said he'd be delighted if Overwatch characters were in Smash Bros.OCTOBER 1
Overwatch cross-play would take a whileBlizzard have finally announced Overwatch for Nintendo Switch, which now raises the question of cross-play. Unfortunately, the company doesn't seem to be thinking about it at the moment, as it's a long road to make this feature a reality.SEPTEMBER 5
Overwatch release date for Nintendo SwitchNintendo's push for ports of high-demand games for Switch continued relentlessly during the last Nintendo Direct when they announced that Overwatch would come to the handheld console on 15 October 2019. Now Hanzo can headshot you on the go.SEPTEMBER 5
Overwatch is coming to Nintendo SwitchAccording to the latest reports, Blizzard and Nintendo will announce the online arena shooter Overwatch for Switch during today's Nintendo Direct live stream. Overwatch will arrive to Nintendo's hybrid console sometime next month.Semir OmerovicSEPTEMBER 4
Overwatch role queue & Season 18 delayedOverwatch's long-awaited role queue feature is going to stay in beta a while longer due to a bug that caused matchmaking to be as reliable as a Ubisoft's AI. Competitive queue will be disabled entirely until Blizzard works the kinks out.SEPTEMBER 2
Overwatch to get hotfixes on the flyBlizzard recently released another patch for Overwatch but it didn't introduce any drastic balance changes or any new content. It focused on bug fixing but what many will find more important is that hotfixes no longer require a restart.AUGUST 29
Overwatch GOATS meta gets a fan songGOATS meta has finally come to an end. Blizzard tried to kick it out through a bazillion balance changes but didn't manage until role locks. Overwatch will finally see more variation now but some fans are sending GOATS off with a song.AUGUST 10
Overwatch in-game revenue hits $1 billionBlizzard's hero shooter Overwatch has generated over $1 billion from in-game purchases alone according to the latest report from Superdata. Overwatch is the 64th game on either console, PC or mobile to generate that amount of money.Semir OmerovicJULY 24
Overwatch's hero Sigma is a barrier tankJeff from the Overwatch team has delivered another developer update, this time delving into the abilities of the game's new character Sigma. So, Siebren de Kuiper, a.k.a. Sigma, is a barrier tank that should be great for clearing chokes.JULY 24
Blizzard unveil Overwatch hero SigmaThere's been plenty of speculation since Jeff from the Overwatch team announced that Hero 31 will arrive a bit later than usual, but Blizzard have now rolled out a trailer, which is likely the darkest origin story of all Overwatch's heroes.JULY 23