But when it comes to the game's «class - based» aspects, I can't help but feel that Blizzard's
upcoming shooter Overwatch is so far the more compelling offering, from character design to the inventiveness of its abilities.
Not exact matches
With
upcoming initiatives like Blizzard Entertainment's
Overwatch League, an attempt to make the competitive scene of their popular
Overwatch first - person
shooter more like traditional sports leagues, that may change.
Leading up to Blizzcon, Blizzard has finally released information on the pricing and has given a more solid release date for
Overwatch, their
upcoming team - based arena
shooter.
Back in November I said I was more excited about the
upcoming Overwatch animated shorts than the actual online
shooter.
Today at PAX East Blizzard announced two new characters and a new map for their
upcoming multiplayer
shooter Overwatch.
Alternate reality puzzles (or «games,» often abbreviated as «ARGs») are when a developer drops cryptic hints that have to be meticulously solved, and give away small snippets of information about
upcoming releases or updates to popular titles, and it seems highly likely that Blizzard are making ARGs concerning a new hero for
Overwatch, their first person arena
shooter that, by now, everyone and their mother, and their mother's dog have heard about.
This leaked information paints a very similar picture to that discussed last week by Twitter user Matt Harris, who stated the
upcoming Black Ops 4 shared many multiplayer elements with hero
shooters such as
Overwatch.
Blizzard has shared new footage of Mercy in
upcoming team
shooter Overwatch.
Blizzard seem to have surprised everybody this week by revealing that their
upcoming shooter, the impressive - looking
Overwatch, will give all of its future content to players in the form of patches at no extra cost.
Last week, Hi - Rez Studios co-founder Todd Harris took to Reddit to address comments that
upcoming team - based
shooter Paladins was a copy or clone of Blizzard's
Overwatch.
If you're not familiar with the
upcoming shooter,
Overwatch is an online multiplayer
shooter with over 21 playable characters from four different classes.