Due to ongoing technical issues with our Anniversary Challenges, we’re going to keep the Overwatch Credits rewards from challenges disabled for the remainder of the Event. To make up for this, we’re granting everyone who logs in during the first week of Season 7, starting October 10, a reward of 3,0…

[Catching Sunlight - Prototyping Illari’s abilities with the hero design team] Learn more about Illari’s early ability prototypes from the Overwatch 2 hero design team View Full Article

We’re currently experiencing an issue with Anniversary Event Challenges granting Overwatch Credits inconsistently. While we investigate, we’re disabling Credit grants from these Challenges. Once we have resolved the issue, we will compensate impacted players. Please note that Credits will still be …

With the Shop recently having Owl Guardian Mercy available for purchase, all players who bought the skin between August 29 - September 7, 2023, have received a full Overwatch Coins refund and still own their items. If you purchased the skin during that time frame, you should now see the Overwatch Co…

[Director’s Take – Retrospective on Season 6 Hero Balance] Hero Designer Alec Dawson reflects on the past season for hero balance and previews upcoming changes for Overwatch 2 View Full Article

[Party and Play with Overwatch 2 Anniversary 2023] Celebrate the first year of Overwatch 2 playing returning game modes and earn fan-favorite shop skins! View Full Article

Twitch Drops are back, and this time we’re granting up to five Battle Pass Tier Skips for every two hours of watching live streams in the Overwatch 2 category on Twitch starting today, September 19, through Monday, October 2. You will earn one Battle Pass Tier Skip for every two hours of eligible l…

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[Defense Matrix – Text Chat Changes, Stopping Cheating, and Improving Reporting] In our latest update to our Defense Matrix initiative, we’re sharing new changes to make the Overwatch 2 experience fun and fair. View Full Article

[Director’s Take – Looking to the Future of Competitive Overwatch] Game Director Aaron Keller’s latest blog looks at the future of Competitive Play in Overwatch 2 View Full Article

[Master Your Skills in Hero Mastery Mode!] Learn and master your skills with Tracer, Reinhardt, and Mercy in new training courses now available in Overwatch 2! View Full Article

Hello heroes! We’re getting ready for our next game update, which will include hero balance changes along with the new Hero Mastery mode. Things are taking a bit longer than expected as we make sure the new update is ready to go, so we will be releasing the midseason update on Thursday, September 7.…

We’re back for another round of Twitch Drops this season that you can earn when you watch your favorite Overwatch 2 content creators and influencers! Link your Battle.net account today and earn a spray and Epic skin for Torbjörn, available starting today and going through Friday, September 15. Watc…

[Show Off Your Playstyle with the New Player Progression System] Show off your best stats for heroes and other achievements with the new Player Progression feature in Overwatch 2 View Full Article

[Director’s Take – Looking Beyond Overwatch 2: Invasion] Game Director Aaron Keller is back with a retrospective to the Overwatch 2: Invasion launch and shares a glimpse into the future of the game. View Full Article

To the heroes of Overwatch, We want to keep you up to date on some of the bugs and issues we’re aware of that are affecting the game. This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting Overwatch 2, rather, this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release. W…

[Overwatch 2: Invasion is here with new adventures, a new hero, and new ways to play!] It’s Overwatch 2’s biggest update yet, introducing new hero Illari, the Flashpoint PvP game mode, and the start of our all-new Invasion Story Missions! View Full Article

Ahoy, heroes! Twitch Drops are back, and you can earn fun rewards when you watch your favorite Overwatch 2 content creators and influencers on Twitch! Link your Battle.net account today and earn a voice line, name card, and a Legendary skin for Torbjörn, available starting today and going through Au…

WELCOME TO SEASON 6 FOR COMPETITIVE PLAY IN OVERWATCH 2! Season 6 of Competitive Play is here! Competitive Play is designed for those players who want to put their skills to the test and offers a more serious experience than our Quick Play or Arcade Modes. Players new to Overwatch 2 will unlock ac…

[Answer The Engima’s Call and Fight the Null Sector Invasion] The Null Sector Invasion is coming, and a mysterious enigma is calling for heroes to help save the world! View Full Article

Greetings Heroes! The new Overwatch 2: Animated Short, “Calling,” featuring Sojourn, is now live exclusively on the Overwatch 2 game client. In the shadow of the coming Null Sector invasion, Sojourn confronts her past and shows the world who she truly is. Log into the game today to watch the new “C…

[Director's Take – Hero Balance Preview for Overwatch 2: Invasion] Game Director Aaron Keller is back with another preview of how we're looking to make some hero balance changes for next season. View Full Article

As we wrap up this season and head into Overwatch 2: Invasion, we’d like to share some information regarding hero lifetime challenges. Right now, there are lifetime challenges for each of the heroes, and completing those challenges unlocks player icons. These lifetime challenges and player icons wi…

[Get ready for trickster fun with the Mischief & Magic event – now live!] The sneaky Rogue Kiriko has taken one of Alchemist Mei’s artifacts, and it’s up to Royal Knight Genji to stop her in Overwatch 2’s newest game mode. View Full Article