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Happy Lunar New Year: Good luck and great fortune await you, heroes. From now until February 13, ring in the Year of the Rooster with your family and friends in true Overwatch style. Collect over 100 seasonal cosmetic items, enjoy a special fireworks display on Lijiang Tower, and get ready to capture the flag in a brand-new brawl! Begin Your Watch: Like Us on Facebook: Follow Us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram:
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Game director Jeff Kaplan chats about Overwatch’s Year of the Rooster event (http://blizz.ly/LNY2017), specifically discussing the game’s newest mode: Capture the Rooster. 00:12 – Jeff discusses the new "Capture the Rooster" brawl 01:38 – Overwatch Heroes and their synergy with CTF 03:34 – The old CTF philosophy put to the test 05:34 – Jeff talks unique rules of "Capture the Rooster" brawl 07:22 – Jeff sets expectations of META 08:25 – Let Overwatch heroes be Overwatch heroes 09:48 – CTF may make a resurgence in Overwatch sometime in the future 10:59 – Jeff welcomes feedback from the players and thanks the community Begin your watch: Like Us on Facebook: Follow Us on Twit
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Game director Jeff Kaplan discusses the Overwatch team's philosophy behind PTR testing, going into detail about console certification processes, hero balance, and PTR testing incentives. 00:14 – Jeff discusses Blizzard's PTR philosophy 01:49 – Why is the PTR not available to console players? 02:41 – Jeff discusses the patching process on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 04:57 – Why aren't there incentives for players who participate on the PTR? 06:36 – Jeff talks about Sombra balance changes 08:17 – Jeff talks about Roadhog's hook and balance changes 09:33 – Jeff talks about D.Va balance changes 11:29 – Jeff talks about Ana balance changes 12:32 – Feedback from players and statistics
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Revealed at Blizzcon 2016, Oasis is a new Control map. Oasis is one of the world's most advanced cities, a shining jewel rising from the Arabian Desert. Researchers and academics from around the region came together to found a city dedicated to scientific progress without restraints—a monument to human ingenuity and invention. The city and its inhabitants are governed by the Ministries, a collection of brilliant minds who possess many secrets that have attracted the interest of powerful organizations from around the world. Begin Your Watch: Facebook: Twitter: Follow us on Instagram:
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Game director Jeff Kaplan recaps Overwatch’s amazing year and discusses what’s on the horizon in 2017, including potential hero balances, new maps, new heroes, and several quality of life improvements. 00:09 – Jeff kicks off 2016 recap 01:00 – What did the developers learn from Ana and Sombra? 02:01 – Jeff talks about Eichenwalde, the Arcade, and 2016 Seasonal Events 03:08 – What's to come in early 2017 (i.e. new content)? 04:07 – Customization for Communication Wheel 05:06 – Customization for Spray Wheel 05:55 – Encourage Team Chat Social Feature 06:42 – Developers are working on multiple new heroes 07:42 – Developers are working on new maps and game modes 08:53 �
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It's lookin’ downright festive in these parts: The season of giving (and receiving) is here, and we’re ready to celebrate. From now until January 2, every day is a snow day in Overwatch! Unwrap all new holiday-themed loot, take a stroll through the decked halls of Hanamura and King's Row, and put your enemies on ice in our latest brawl: Mei’s Snowball Offensive. Begin Your Watch: Like Us on Facebook: Follow Us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram:
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Reaper is emerging from the shadows and repositioning his way into your living room—just in time for Black Friday! Celebrate the our newest, dynamic universe: Overwatchâ„¢ with this premium, polystone Reaper statue. Sculpted by staff Senior Sculptor Brian Fay, no detail was overlooked in recreating Reaper’s Ultimate ability: Death Blossom. Measures 12â€/30.48cm (floor to head). Pre-order Now: Begin Your Watch: Learn more about Reaper: Like Us on Facebook: Follow Us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram:
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Game director Jeff Kaplan discusses Symmetra's redesign, detailing the adjustments and improvements that are currently being tested, along with an overview of her brand new Ultimate ability. He also comments on the release time line for Oasis, Overwatch's new Control Map, and teases an upcoming feature. 00:20 – Big changes to Symmetra 01:33 – Symmetra Redesign: Quality of Life 02:04 – Symmetra Redesign: Ultimate Ability changes 04:30 – Symmetra Redesign: Photon Barrier (NEW Ability) 06:02 – Symmetra Redesign: Sentry Turret changes 07:24 – Symmetra Redesign: Primary fire & secondary fire changes 08:03 – PTR feedback request 09:26 – Oasis (NEW Map) 10:31 – "Stay With Group" (NEW S
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In a special Developer Update from the Overwatch World Cup stage at BlizzCon 2016, Jeff Kaplan discusses some of the big changes that are coming to Overwatch. He gives an overview of the game's latest hero, Sombra, and details some of the new maps and modes that are currently being tested. 0:40 – New hero: Sombra 1:37 – New feature: The Arcade 2:30 – Mystery Duel (1v1 mode) explained 3:11 – New map: Ecopoint: Antarctica 3:51 – 3v3 Elimination mode explained 4:40 – Mystery Heroes brawl 5:03 – No-Limits mode and hero limits in Quick Play 5:57 – Brawl playlists 7:32 – New map: Oasis 8:24 – Content deploment on the PTR 9:04 – Season 3 of Competitive Play 9:15 –
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Hack your way into Overwatch's sixth animated short: Infiltration! Then begin your watch on PC, PlayStation 4, or Xbox One: "Infiltration" follows Reaper, Widowmaker, and Sombra as they attempt to assassinate a high-priority target. But, when the operation doesn't go as planned, the Talon agents are forced to improvise... Learn more about Sombra: Like Us on Facebook: Follow Us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram:
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Overwatch archive declassification complete. Travel eight years into the past and join Blackwatch as they seek to capture a high-ranking member of the Talon organization. Fight in the streets of Venice as Genji, Moira, McCree, or Reyes (later known as Reaper) to complete the mission and unlock pieces of the past with over 100 items from last year and 60 new ones—including highlight intros, emotes, sprays, and more. These archives are yours to explore starting April 10. Begin your watch: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Join us on Instagram:
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We believe in creating a better world, and as part of that mission we've teamed up with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) to release a special, limited-time Pink Mercy skin! Learn more about our charity event: Unlock Pink Mercy: Learn more about BCRF: 00:05 - Why this cause is important to the Overwatch team 00:25 - Introducing our limited-time charity skin: PINK MERCY 00:37 - 100% of the proceeds of the Pink Mercy skin sales will benefit BCRF 00:45 - BCRF is the world’s leading private funder of breast cancer research 01:06 - Pink Mercy shirts will be available on the Blizzard Gear Store 01:19 - We'll have charity streams running each day of the event 01:24 - Watch participating streamers to unlock four unique sprays and
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We believe in creating a better world, and as part of that mission we’ve teamed up with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to release a special charity skin in Overwatch: Pink Mercy! Available for purchase in-game and online through May 21, all sales of this limited-time legendary skin will benefit BCRF and their mission to end breast cancer. Unlock Pink Mercy: Learn more about our charity event: Learn more about BCRF: Begin your watch: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Join us on Instagram:
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00:18 – We have two new upcoming social features: Endorsements and Looking for Group! 00:52 – Recognize players in three different ways: Sportsmanship, Good Teammate, and Shotcaller 04:55: Players who consistently maintain a high endorsement level will be rewarded periodically 05:17 – Looking for Group is coming your way! 05:17 – Craft your gameplay experience using specific parameters to create your dream team 07:35 – Attack and Defense heroes will now be merged under a new category: DAMAGE! 08:30 – Player profiles can now be set as private, friends only, or public 09:12 – Our Symmetra re-work will go live in the next patch! 09:30 – The Horizon Lunar Colony map will also receive sever
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Celebrate Overwatch’s two-year anniversary with a new FFA (free-for-all) Deathmatch map—Petra—and more than 190 Anniversary items (60+ new for 2018), including eight legendary skins: Stealth Bastion, Shieldmaiden Brigitte, Formal Doomfist, Buccaneer Junkrat, Sherlock McCree, Forest Spirit Orisa, Magician Symmetra, and Cybjörn Torbjörn. Did you miss an item from a previous event? Throughout Overwatch Anniversary, you’ll be able to unlock items from past seasonal events with credits (and opening Anniversary Loot Boxes)! As a bonus this year, each Anniversary Loot Box can contain items from past seasonal events! You’ll also get one Legendary Anniversary Loot Box, with at least one guaranteed legendary i
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Happy Year of the Dog: Lunar New Year has returned to Overwatch! From now until March 5, we’re celebrating the festivities with updates to our Capture the Flag mode—including a competitive Capture the Flag Mode and Sudden Death—on a brand-new map, Ayutthaya. Players can unlock their favorite Lunar New Year-themed items from last year along with 50 new ones including legendary skins like Red Phoenix (Zhu Que) Mercy, Black Tortoise (Xuan Wu) Zarya, White Tiger (Bai Hu) Genji, Black Lily Widowmaker, and more. From all of us here at Blizzard, we wish you prosperity in the Year of the Dog. Begin your watch: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Join us on Instagram:
