Opinion
Will players tolerate Overwatch 2’s broken promises? | Opinion
By cancelling much of the sequel’s new content, and with other F2P options a click away, Blizzard’s choice is a huge risk
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NetEase reportedly disbands team behind Blizzard games in China
Team of 100 has already seen departures after it was announced 14-year partnership would end this month
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Will players tolerate Overwatch 2’s broken promises? | Opinion
By cancelling much of the sequel’s new content, and with other F2P options a click away, Blizzard’s choice is a huge risk
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Battle passes are everywhere – but few of them are good | Opinion
While a positive step away from loot boxes, many battle passes just replicate the surface of Fortnite’s model and miss the underlying ideas entirely
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Tech lessons from Overwatch 2’s server troubles
Edgegap CEO Mathieu Duperré offers advice on how to overcome (or at least prepare for) infrastructure issues when launching a multiplayer game
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News
NetEase reportedly disbands team behind Blizzard games in China
Team of 100 has already seen departures after it was announced 14-year partnership would end this month
Opinion
Battle passes are everywhere – but few of them are good | Opinion
While a positive step away from loot boxes, many battle passes just replicate the surface of Fortnite’s model and miss the underlying ideas entirely
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Tech lessons from Overwatch 2’s server troubles
Edgegap CEO Mathieu Duperré offers advice on how to overcome (or at least prepare for) infrastructure issues when launching a multiplayer game
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Overwatch 2 | Critical Consensus
The follow up to the 2016 hero shooter is here but critics debate whether it feels like a full-on sequel
News
Overwatch 2 suffers multiple DDoS attacks at launch
Game director Aaron Keller says team will "work throughout the night" to address the issue
Opinion
Overwatch 2 tries to balance acquisition against retention | Opinion
Blizzard’s sequel-cum-relaunch remains the year’s most interesting business experiment as it tries to thread the needle of retaining existing players while appealing to newcomers
Opinion
Overwatch 2 is less a sequel, more a business model relaunch | Opinion
Blizzard’s retooled online shooter is one of the biggest remaining launches of the year – and a very unusual attempt to overhaul the monetisation of a popular game in mid-flow
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