Overwatch is a team-based FPS from Blizzard. With stylized graphics and an international group of heroes, Overwatch takes place in an advanced future version of Earth. Overwatch was a task force that came together to restore peace to a world scarred by war. The organization was eventually disbanded, but heroes are still necessary and a select group fights on. Players will create teams of six and battle across environments based in and around some of Earth's most famous locations, including London, the pyramids in Egypt, and more. Battles take place all over the stages, some utilizing heroes' unique powers, and can even take place on a roof, in the air, or on solid ground.
The Overwatch team has sent out a brief word that the Paris Assault map is now live for PC, PlayStation 4 and XBox One players around the world. The update also comes with a boatload of bug fixes for Heroes, Maps and much more.
Overwatch fans looking to collect some new skins and other cosmetics will be happy to hear that the game's Lunar New Year event is returning on January 24th. During the event, players will be able to gather up new skins, sprays, poses, voice lines and more. It's likely that new skins will be released this year as well. The event will run through February 18th.
The Overwatch team has posted a fun new video showing off KONGDOLE Productions and how they made "a fully functional Torbjorn turret". If you're a Torb fan, or just someone who appreciates seeing how a community loves the game, this is a fantastic video.
Overwatch has been updated with a new limited time event called Ana's Bastet Challenge that is based on her recently released short story. During the event, players can win special rewards in addition to the normal reward boxes. The event runs from today through January 21st and offers players a chance at five sprays, a player icon, a victory pose and the epic Bastet Ana skin.
Blizzard Entertainment has just released a PDF version of a new Overwatch short story that provides readers with a detailed look at the origin and backstory for Ana. Called "Bastet", the tale is written by Blizzard's Michael Chu and traces Ana's story and her friendship with another Overwatch character, Jack Morrison aka Soldier 76. The two old friends meet later in life and reminisce about things in the past and the difficult nature of their work.