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Findoutmoreaboutthesequelat
blizzcon.playoverwatch.com.
QWealreadyknowMei’sgoingtobe
includedin thesequel.She’sgreat!09
Overwatchis
gettinga sequel.In
it theinternational
taskforcereforms
in thefaceof
co-ordinated
attacksallovertheglobebyOmnic
terroristgroupNullSector.Winston,
Mei,andTracerwerethefocalpoint
oftheannouncementcinematicthat
debutedonstageatBlizzCon.
However,there’llbeplentyofother
familiarfacesmixedamongthe
brand-newonesamongtheranksas
youthwartcriminal
organisationTalon
whereverit
attemptstoget
itshooksin.
Overwatch2 is
builtwithanupgradedengineatitsfoundation,
supportinglargermapsanda visual
upgradeforyourrosterofheroes.
Thenameofthegameis
replayability,asthemoreyouplay
thesequel’snewstory-heavyPvE
co-opandHeromissions,themore
youcanlevelupyourfavourites.This
unlocksandupgradesabilities,
therebyaddingnewwrinklestoyour
co-opstrategies.
What’sperhapsmostinteresting
is howthissequelinteractswithits
predecessor.If you’reanexisting
playerjumpingonto
thesequelship,
you’llbeableto
continueusingall
youramassed
cosmeticsandloot
fromthefirstgame.
Playersofboth
gameswillgainaccesstothenew
heroesasthey’rereleased,but
playersoftheoriginalOverwatchwill
missoutonthesequel’sgraphical
upgradeandnewmissions.ThePvP
multiplayeris andremainsthefocus
in bothgames,butthesequelwill
enjoyfarmorebellsandwhistles.No
releasewindowhasbeenannounced
yet– butwatchthisspace.We’refarfromover
it:newHeroes,new
missionsandmoreare
comingtothesequel.YOU’LLBE
ABLETOUSEALL
YOURCOSMETICS
ANDLOOT.Overwatch 2 will
be supercharged
Follow up to team-based shooter smash announced
instant
opinion
strong vs
wrongPLAY TIME
The new PS4 TV ad, ‘It’s
Time To Play’, brought
back all the PS2-era
feels as the greatest
characters on the
console invaded the real
world. And Nate and
Crash got to race.BATTLEFIELD PS
EA confirmed in a
shareholder meeting
that a new Battlefield is
in development and will
release on PS5. We’ll
have to wait until 2021
to play it but this next-
gen shooter will take full
advantage of the new
console’s specs.TAKING AGES
EA CFO Blake Jorgensen
recently stated that,
while “plans are
underway,” Dragon Age
4 is still likely at least
two years from release.PLAY TEST
Norman Reedus says he
has never played PT. To
be fair, we can’t imagine
it’s an easy game to get
your hands on even if
your face is in it.DOG DAYS
Ubisoft has added to
our new year misery by
delaying Watch Dogs
Legion to beyond April- It could now
release on PS5.
A VUE TO A KILL
Hideo Kojima has said
his studio will now focus
on creating films as well
as games. A Koj movie
could be Nicolas Winding
Refn-level bonkers. But
does this mean Death
Stranding 2 is no go?