The year so far has been devastating for the annual conventions that makes the nerdier slice of life so amazing. Various Comic Cons have been called off, trade shows were put on hiatus and people realised that mingling in an overcrowded hall of sweaty flesh during a pandemic probably wasn’t a good idea. One of the biggest losses on the …

With BlizzCon’s cancellation, that leaves behind a large gap in the gaming scene, one that fans who are hungry for news on Overwatch 2, Diablo 4 and a number of other Blizzard projects are dying to hear more about.

Once Echo has been thrown out into the live game, the Overwatch team will begin to exclusively focus on Overwatch 2 content.

A hastily deleted tweet has got fans speculating as to when the sequel (kind of) to Overwatch will be launching, and it may be sooner than expected.

The sequel to the incredibly popular competitive shooter will launch under different clients but eventually unite under a single launcher The thing about multiplayer focused games releasing sequels is that there’s instantly a fear that the servers of the original game will be shut down, essentially forcing people into newer versions of the game their either don’t enjoy or don’t …

As welcome as the presence of Overwatch 2, it’s a strange new take on Blizzard’s beloved hero-shooter experience. For starters, it’s pretty much the original Overwatch but with a few more bells, whistles and Genji in a hoodie which is just adorable. Many of its PvP modes, maps and features from the original game will be copied on over to the sequel, thus allowing for a crossplay between games in online matches, something which you can imagine was massively challenging for Blizzard to throw resources at.

In case you missed it, Blizzard announced that there’s a sequel for its hit team-based multiplayer FPS coming in the future. Yes, Overwatch is getting a sequel – but it’s a weird sort of half-sequel that’s been curiously communicated. For starters, if you’re playing Overwatch just for the PvP, you won’t even have to buy the new game. The new heroes and the new PvP modes will be playable from the older game – and Overwatch 1 and 2 players will be able to play together.

If there’s one thing that Blizzard is known for, it’s taking their sweet time on cranking out sequels to beloved properties. Overwatch was the first new Blizzard franchise in many a year when it was first released to the masses in 2016, and now a mere three years later and the game is getting its first sequel. In the fast-paced …