Overwatch looks like a grand game. Matty and Alessandro have been playing it, raving about it and genuinely plaguing the Lazygamer Whatsapp chat room with notifications of their progress. I’d also be raving about the game I suppose, IF I HAD ONE. The current Overwatch beta isn’t exactly an open one, with admittance being stricter than entry into your local Freemason lodge .
That’s going to change this weekend however, as Blizzard will be throwing more players at the game. And you won’t even have to do a silly handshake to get in.
While you’re still going to need an invite to get into a few rounds of Overwatch, Blizzard will be sending out a lot more of them in time for this weekend. “From Friday, November 20 through Monday, November 23, we’ll be conducting our first invitation-only Beta Test Weekend,” Blizzard wrote on their site.
During this three-day event, we’ll be opening up Overwatch beta (for a limited time) to a lot more players from our Americas and Europe gameplay regions.
The objective: help us stress test our server hardware and technology . . . and make a few Plays of the Game in the process.
Blizzard says that all 21 heroes will be available for the weekend, across the maps Hanamura, King’s Row, and Watchpoint: Gibraltar. The latest test will run from 9:00am PST Friday November 20 to 9:00am PST Monday November 23, kicking off right after a scheduled round of maintenance. Remember, you can sign up for the chance to be in the beta, with this link.
I’m more interested in Overwatch as a console game, but dammit, I want my first taste of it regardless of the platform as soon as possible. I don’t get that many opportunities to shoot Matty and Alessandro in the face lately, because apparently the wimps have a problem with me bringing a paintball gun to the office.
Last Updated: November 18, 2015
Johann
November 18, 2015 at 07:37
Just for the weekend hey? Going to take me the whole weekend just to download the client
Hammersteyn
November 18, 2015 at 07:57
lol
SmurFyZA
November 18, 2015 at 08:56
According to the site, accounts will be flagged as of tomorrow sometime to allow users to download the game before the servers go live.
VampyreSquirrel
November 18, 2015 at 08:05
Sounds like how the SWTOR beta was handled… I started off with weekend access, and then FINALLY got constant access until just before launch
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 18, 2015 at 08:08
I tried playing that a bit, I enjoyed it a little, but was annoying having all the other people run around
VampyreSquirrel
November 18, 2015 at 08:13
I played it a ton in the beta and then a bit when it went F2P… it didn’t grip me like WildStar has.
Charl van der Merwe
November 18, 2015 at 08:38
But but I just bought Battlefront, if Overwatch is unlocked this weekend WHAT THE HELL SHOULD I PLAY!!!
Kromas untamed
November 18, 2015 at 09:27
Fallout. 😛
Charl van der Merwe
November 18, 2015 at 10:17
whats the best problem to have in the world? THe problem of to many good games to play 😉
Kromas untamed
November 18, 2015 at 10:20
Indeed. A healthy good AAA backlog is always nice to see.
SmurFyZA
November 18, 2015 at 08:57
FML I’m so busy this weekend, again.
Guild
November 18, 2015 at 08:57
Damn I hope I get an invite. I’ll play this all weekend then 🙂