One of the joys of playing games still in development is the discovery of bugs and other glitches that have amusing results. Sometimes these even make it out of the betas and into the released games themselves, like the flying horse of Skyrim. This latest glitch is one that I hope to see continue to live on. During the Overwatch stress test this last weekend, one of the members of my guild discovered a glitch in Overwatch that...
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Overwatch to have a “semi-open” beta weekend
So if you like me are still not in the Overwatch beta, and you haven’t given up on the game you might get your first chance at playing this weekend. Blizzard will expand the amount of players in the beta for 36 hours starting April 15th. Blizzard’s announcement stated “Since this is a stress test, we’re primarily interested in technical feedback, like how Overwatch runs on players’ systems, critical bug reports, and other game-impacting problems, One of...
Continue reading...A New Beta Wave For Overwatch For Players In Asia
If you’ve been avidly awaiting an invite to the closed Overwatch beta on PC and are based in Asia then prepare to spam your F5 keys rapidly. Blizzard took to twitter yesterday to let potential players know that they have flagged accounts for the first beta wave since Overwatch’s December hiatus for accounts based in the Asia region. Some players have asked if Australia was considered part of the Asia region. According to the official @PlayOverwatch twitter...
Continue reading...New Details emerge from Overwatch Beta
Some new details have emerged about the Overwatch Beta that will be back up later today. Overview: -For the new progression system, you have an infinite global level-up system that works like Paragon Levels in Diablo 3. Playing any hero puts experience into the same level-up bar. -As you level up, you unlock things like portrait borders and character portraits, and you also get loot crates. -Each loot crate has at least four cosmetic items in it....
Continue reading...Overwatch beta is not quite ready to return
[BETA] There isn't an exact time the Overwatch Closed Beta will relaunch today, but we'll post an update once it's live—so stay tuned! — Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) February 9, 2016 Blizzard have announced that they are not quite ready to bring back the Overwatch Beta yet. Keep your eyes on the @playoverwatch twitter and keep hoping and ill see you in the Beta.
Continue reading...Overwatch Beta Returns To Active Duty On Feb 9th
Blizzard’s upcoming objective based team shooter Overwatch will return to closed beta on February 9th according to a post on the developer’s official blog. The Overwatch beta began late last October and continued until right before Christmas, the devs took the game offline for an extended period to put the finishing touches on new maps, make a number of balance changes and the highly anticipated new persistent progression system. Here are some of the new features/fixes according...
Continue reading...Overwatch won’t return until February
If you caught the Overwatch bug and have been hoping to get your overwatch fix on in the new year, you’ll have to wait a little longer. The world heaved a collective sigh when Overwatch took a break in December, but Blizzard promised us it wouldn’t be forever. Now, game director Jeff Kaplan has put that any speculation to rest, writing in a new blog post that it won’t return until next month. BUT! Do not despair there is a good reason....
Continue reading...The Overwatch beta is coming to an end
Overwatch is game that everyone wants to play, but very few have access to. It seems Blizzard has decided that even those few are too many to play its FPS-MOBA hybrid, and they will be shutting off their (currently up) beta servers next week. The beta servers have been up for about a month and a half and included one (semi)open weekend of play for many players, but the rest of the time were restricted to a...
Continue reading...The Overwatch Stress Test Changed My Opinion Of The Game
I’ve known about Blizzard’s colorful and vibrant first person shooter, Overwatch, for a while now. I remember everyone getting totally amped up about the game last November when the game was unveiled but I wasn’t as taken in my the initial gameplay trailers and character reveals as some fans where. After spending several hours with this weekends Beta Stress Test my opinion on the game has radically changed. Here’s a rundown of what I played and why...
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