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Overwatch 2 players have reacted with dismay after the latest in-game releases, which pale in comparison to what is being offered by competitor Marvel Rivals this week.

NetEase is gearing up for a huge content drop in Marvel Rivals with the start of season one, introducing Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman as new playable characters alongside new maps, a new game mode, new skins, and plenty more.

Overwatch 2‘s dalliance with 6v6 isn’t going away any time soon. As announced by game director Aaron Keller, the current 6v6 playtest will be extended to the middle of the season.

Keller’s announcement on Twitter/X was met with plenty of praise from Overwatch fans who are happy to see the game get back to its roots, and it’s pretty easy to see why. A return to 6v6 was an overwhelmingly popular cry to developers over the past year or two, with players tired of the 5v5 format the game switched to when the sequel was announced. “We’re extending the 6v6 playtest due to continued player interest and excitement for the mode,” Keller said in his post. He went on to say that the current test, which features the old 2-2-2 role queue version of 6v6, will give way to an even more classic format at midseason: 6v6 open queue.

Every time the holidays approach, it’s nice to look back on how far we’ve come. This includes games like Overwatch 2, which release a plethora of content and cosmetics all year long.

Since so many skins were released in 2024, we’ve compiled the best of the best in a handy list for your perusal. If you want to know which OW2 skins you should purchase, look no further.

Support mains in Overwatch know the struggle all too well: Your team’s Ana is being obliterated by an angry robot, but her voice line for help is about as urgent as someone asking for a second cup of tea. While Junkrat screams for assistance like his life depends on it (because it does), poor Ana simply mutters, “I need assistance,” as if she’s struggling to reach the biscuit tin.

This issue has sparked a lively discussion on the Overwatch subreddit, with players calling on developer Blizzard Entertainment to improve the game’s aid-request voice lines and add a visual ping to make locating teammates in need much easier.

It’s going to be a merry Christmas for Overwatch 2 fans, with plenty of freebies and special content coming their way. In addition to the in-game rewards you get just for logging in or playing, you can also earn new Twitch Drops.

Starting Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, a few special Winter Wonderland skins and new cosmetics can be acquired simply by watching streams on Twitch. In case you’ve never earned Twitch Drops before, or if you simply need a refresher, this is all you need to know so you don’t miss out on a single minute.

A new Director’s Take blog for Overwatch 2 today bids goodbye to 2024 while looking ahead to 2025 and focusing on the game’s newest tank hero, Hazard.

Hazard launched alongside OW2’s season 14 a few weeks after a weekend trial that allowed players to try him out, give feedback, and allow Blizzard Entertainment to gain info. And a lot of that info was crucial in helping shape him, game director Aaron Keller said.

Overwatch 2’s going crazy with the number two as part of a special limited-time mode. The “2-2-2” six-vs-six role queue mode is here for just a couple of weeks.

As part of the mode that looks to test how six-vs-six works in OW2, the roster is undergoing a bit of a makeover for balancing, such as tanks being nerfed since there will once again be two of them, along with a number of individual hero tweaks.

If you’re ready for a holly jolly time in Overwatch 2, then get ready to log in for its seasonal Winter Wonderland event for new freebies, special game modes, and more.

While Winter Wonderland began last week in OW2, two player icons and a souvenir are now up for grabs for free simply for logging in to the game—but there’s even more in the seasonal pipeline, too.

As someone who has played Overwatch since the beta in 2016, I find Marvel Rivals elicits many of the feelings we got from launch-state Overwatch. While the Marvel IP and Overwatch‘s game philosophy have already done a lot of hard work for the Marvel Rivals team, several changes, upgrades, and innovations set the game apart and allow it to stand on its own two feet.

10 reasons Marvel Rivals is better than Overwatch

1) Dynamic stages

One of the most charming aspects of Marvel Rivals is how much personality each stage has as you play through different objectives, sections, and levels. The objective is usually tied to the game’s lore, and several maps will have both destructible and interactive environments. The destructible environments aren’t just cosmetic, as they can open new paths, create doors and level entire buildings. Meanwhile, other maps have mechanics like angering the Panther gods or moving walls that make the stages feel alive and important rather than being just another environment to hash out team fights on.

The next collaboration in Overwatch 2 is one of the most beloved anime-style shows of all time, and an early look at the skins has leaked early thanks to the PlayStation Store.

A Redditor posted their PSN Store findings that shows off some of the Avatar: The Last Airbender skins that are coming as part of OW2’s season 14, which kicked off yesterday with a new hero, Hazard. And fans of the series are absolutely loving them so far. The image of the upcoming skins, available individually or as a bundle, reveals Aang Zenyatta, Zuko Genji, Suki Kiriko, Appa Orisa, and Katara Mei. Another leak from last week showed Venture as Toph in what is finally their first new skin since being released earlier this year.