Overwatch 2 S Closed Beta Starts April 26Th

The beta’s focused on Overwatch 2’s 5v5 style of gameplay, the inclusion of a new hero called Sojourn, a new mode called Push, and a brand-new ping system (presumably to give info to your team, like in CSGO or Rainbow Six Siege). There are hero reworks mentioned for Orisa, Doomfist, Bastion and Sombra too. The beta also features several Overwatch 1 maps, as well as four new maps to try out. There’s an Escort map titled Circuit Royal, a Hybrid map called Midtown, and two Push maps called Toronto and Rome. Earlier this month, Overwatch 2’s game director Aaron Keller announced in a video statement that moving forward the team would be “committed to more continual updates on all things Overwatch 2. Despite the good news, it’s hard to not think about the future of Overwatch without also considering the numerous lawsuits that Blizzard’s parent company, Activision Blizzard, are currently involved in, or Microsoft’s recent plans to acquire the company, or ActiBlizz’s refusal to recognise Raven Software’s QA team’s union.