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If you’ve ever wondered which Overwatch heroes the people actually making the game enjoy playing, the answer is surprisingly varied. At BlizzCon 2026, GameSpot spoke with Overwatch game director Aaron Keller and associate game director Alec Dawson about their personal favorites, their original mains, and the newer heroes they think you should be playing. Here […]

If early iterations of characters had survived the development process, Tracer could have been a very different Overwatch hero. Speaking to GameSpot at BlizzCon 2026, game director Aaron Keller mentioned that he had been playing Overwatch since 2013, „since Tracer was shooting lasers out of her eyes.“ When questioned about such a strange sequence of […]

You heard it here first, folks: Tracer is still the face of Overwatch, despite not being featured in many major collaborations or promotional materials as of late.

Blizzard has released a sneaky tease for another new Overwatch Hero after revealing Doctrine just moments ago.

Auf der Blizzcon im kalifornischen Anaheim hat Entwickler Blizzard den nächsten Overwatch-Helden vorgestellt. Bei Doctrine handelt es sich um einen Support-Charakter, der mit seinen Drohnen eigene Teamkameraden heilen kann. Das eigentlich Eindrucksvolle ist allerdings, dass es sich bei dem finsteren Kerl um einen Vampir handelt.  Doctrine soll im Rahmen der fünften Season seinen Weg in […]

After years of complaints, Overwatch is finally reworking two of its veteran heroes. Announced during BlizzCon 2026’s opening ceremony, both Roadhog and Sombra will be receiving major reworks, with Sombra pivoting to being a support hero and Roadhog undergoing changes to make him more of a team player. Overwatch director Aaron Keller has yet to […]

Since its inception, Overwatch has positioned itself as an optimistic, science fiction-driven world. Although some characters have introduced an element of the fantastical–the addition of the magical Wuxing University being the most notable tonal shift–the team behind the hero shooter has always prioritized scientific explanations for its heroes incredible abilities. Its newest character, however, seems […]

Overwatch is getting a brand-new vampire-inspired support hero, as well as the conclusion of Act III in The Reign of Talon storyline and several big character changes.

Overwatch is making big changes to its battle pass as part of Season 4, with a new multi-track system that even gives players an option to swap out and replace a skin they don’t want. As explained in a new „Director’s Take“ blog post by Overwatch product director Chris McCabe, Blizzard said it recognizes that […]

Overwatch’s Stadium mode, which transformed Blizzard’s hero shooter into something more akin to a third-person MOBA, won’t be receiving new heroes or maps moving forward. Game director Aaron Keller announced the news in a blog post discussing the game’s various formats, along the way revealing Stadium in both its ranked and unranked versions are Overwatch’s […]