In a time of global crisis, an international task force of soldiers, scientists, adventurers, and oddities known as Overwatch came together to restore peace to a war-torn world. After many years, the group’s influence waned, and it was eventually disbanded. Overwatch might be gone now . . . but the world still needs heroes.
Overwatch is a competitive 6 vs 6 team-based FPS centered around capturing control points, featuring a near-future superhero vs. super villain theme. Development on the game is being led by Jeff Kaplan, a former World of Warcraft game director.
The heroes of Overwatch each bring their own distinct weapons and superabilities to bear. Here’s just a glimpse of the numerous heroes that will ultimately fill Overwatch’s rosters:
Hero Bio's
Beta expected in 2015. Sign up for Beta opt-in at *www.playoverwatch.com/
So what are your initial impressions guys? Will this join the elite league of massive successful Blizzard franchises?
Pricing Announced
*us.battle.net/overwatch/en/buy/
Standard Edition - $39.99
Origins Edition - $59.99
Collector's Edition - $129.99
Contains Overwatch Origins Edition + the following collector's items.
Release Date Announced ~~ May 24, 2016
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKv-GSArdPY
*i.imgur.com/6yG9GXt.png
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Sources: Blizzcon 2014 | Press Release | Gamespot | Official Website
The World Needs Heroes!
Cinematic Trailer
Yes! it is Blizzard's new franchise after 17 long years!
Yes! it is Blizzard's new franchise after 17 long years!
Overwatch is a competitive 6 vs 6 team-based FPS centered around capturing control points, featuring a near-future superhero vs. super villain theme. Development on the game is being led by Jeff Kaplan, a former World of Warcraft game director.
Gameplay Trailer
The heroes of Overwatch each bring their own distinct weapons and superabilities to bear. Here’s just a glimpse of the numerous heroes that will ultimately fill Overwatch’s rosters:
- Tracer, a former British test pilot who shrugs at danger, can execute impossible acrobatic assaults thanks to her ability to teleport, drop energy bombs, and even reverse time.
- Reinhardt, a hulking German soldier in battle armor, can charge great distances and pin his enemies to a wall or slam the ground with his rocket hammer to knock them off their feet.
- Hanzo, a bow-wielding Japanese mercenary, has the ability to scale walls with his bare hands, fire off a tracking device that illuminates nearby enemies for his team, and unleash a huge spirit dragon that does grievous damage to all enemies in its path.
- Symmetra, an Indian architech, manipulates light and energy to shield her allies and damage her enemies—and she can turn the tide of any battle by building a device that instantly transports her teammates to the front lines.
Hero Bio's
- Tracer
- Reaper
- Widowmaker
- Winston
- Pharah
- Reinhardt
- Symmetra
- Torbjörn
- Bastion
- Hanzo
- Mercy
- Zenyatta
Screenshots & few images
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*i.imgur.com/Y6XvQY1.jpg
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*i.imgur.com/rH5St8i.jpg
*i.imgur.com/d84mo6R.jpg
*i.imgur.com/7puGtpO.jpg
*i.imgur.com/083YRj8.jpg
*i.imgur.com/Y6XvQY1.jpg
*i.imgur.com/crK7mvC.jpg
Beta expected in 2015. Sign up for Beta opt-in at *www.playoverwatch.com/
So what are your initial impressions guys? Will this join the elite league of massive successful Blizzard franchises?
Pricing Announced
*us.battle.net/overwatch/en/buy/
Standard Edition - $39.99
- Pre-purchase Bonus: Noire Skin for Widowmaker
Origins Edition - $59.99
- Pre-purchase Bonus: Noire Skin for Widowmaker
- 5 Origin Skins: Overgrown Bastion, Security Chief Pharah, Strike-Commander Morrison, Blackwatch Reyes, and Slipstream Tracer
- In-game Goodies
- Heroes of the Storm: Tracer Hero
- World of Warcraft: Baby Winston Pet
- Hearthstone: Overwatch Card Back
- Diablo 3: Mercy’s Wings
- Starcraft II: Player Portraits Tracer, Reaper, Pharah, Winston, Bastion, and Soldier: 76
Collector's Edition - $129.99
Contains Overwatch Origins Edition + the following collector's items.
- Soldier: 76 Statue: Overwatch’s former Strike-Commander stands tall once again—on your desk. This premium-grade statue measures 12.8” in height.
- Overwatch Visual Sourcebook: Dive into the world of Overwatch with in-depth illustrations and information about the game's heroes, locations, and story.
- Overwatch Soundtrack: Enjoy the music of the future with this immersive soundtrack.
Release Date Announced ~~ May 24, 2016
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKv-GSArdPY
*i.imgur.com/6yG9GXt.png
Keep sharing news and updates!
Sources: Blizzcon 2014 | Press Release | Gamespot | Official Website
They do sales during the major and popular festivals/holidays in the US like Halloween or Thanksgiving/Black Friday and at times randomly. They don't do more than 50% usually, so don't expect more than that. Sales happen in Battle.net, Amazon.com, BestBuy and Gamestop to name the main players. Blizzard did not have digital distribution outside of Battle.net, so resellers only got to sell physical copies for quite a long time. (All those keys from unauthorized key shops like G2A are ones scratched off physical copies). But over the last year I have seen digital keys being sold in Amazon.com and Gamestop officially. So that's a good thing and you have more options to hunt for deals. There is no 4-pack concept like Steam and going by Blizzard's trend, we can't expect a deal for Overwatch this year. You can expect a 25-50% off next year fall and can expect a 25-50% reduction in base price in 2018 or 2019 i.e for example, Overwatch Origins edition will drop from $60 to $40 and on top of it you will have a chance to get it at $20 during holidays.
so I'm at hometown right now. Back on Jan 3rd only.