James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

Is Overwatch 2 truly a sequel? It’s a question that has lingered around the second iteration of Blizzard’s multiplayer shooter ever since its unveiling in 2019, and one that intensified when it was ...

Overwatch 2's next season — that would be season 18 — is coming next week, bringing with it Stadium Quick Play mode, the arrival of four new heroes in Stadium modes, and a brand-new hero, the Chinese ...

Want to know more about Overwatch 2 roles? Blizzard made the decision to implement the role lock system right from the start of Overwatch 2. Instead of having players pick any character at the ...

The Overwatch League is no more. Activision Blizzard is moving away from the esports league to take its competitive Overwatch 2 scene elsewhere, the company announced this week. “We are transitioning ...

Is Overwatch 2 Steam Deck compatible? Overwatch 2 feels like a natural fit for the Steam Deck, given how easy the FPS game is to run on less-powerful hardware. Now, with Blizzard's hero shooter is ...

Overwatch 2: Invasion is going live today, and it includes something that many players have been looking forward to: co-op Story Missions. While we’re not getting all of the PvE features Blizzard ...

Blizzard and the Overwatch developers have announced it is changing the name of the hero formerly known as McCree. The hero was named after Blizzard employee Jesse McCree, who was previously lead ...

Overwatch 2 is off to a strong start for Activision's bottom line. Blizzard should be able to support Overwatch 2 development for a long time to come. Activision Blizzard said that in the last three ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Whereas previous Overwatch collabs like Gundam Wing or Avatar: The Last Airbender have seen Blizzard put its own spin on how Overwatch's heroes might ...