Well, now it is. In a 34-minute Overwatch 2 "Spotlight" video that premiered today, Blizzard laid out the next year of Overwatch, which includes the biggest shakeups and additions the FPS has seen since Blizzard slapped a '2' on it. It's safe to say this is a bigger deal than 5v5 ever was.

Overwatch 2 is getting a new Perk system, letting players choose Major and Minor perks that radically shake up how a hero is used.

While perks will bring game-changing and strategy-shifting abilities to core Overwatch 2 game modes, there’s also the entirely separate, but similar in theme Stadium mode. This new gameplay mode, which Blizzard says it’s been working on for years, is much more complex, but builds on a similar strategy of shaking up Overwatch 2 gameplay.

As the game races to keep up with Marvel Rivals, the developers announced a slew of new changes coming in 2025 that bring more player choice and a little bit of chaos back into the game.

Blizzard is making some major changes to Overwatch 2 for its Season 15 update, including adding all new gameplay in the form of a perks system and the return of loot box rewards, on top of the new heroes and skins.

Loot boxes have a lot of stigma attached to them for their exploitative nature, so why are Overwatch 2 fans so stoked to have them back?

To those points, it's not surprising that the return of Overwatch's loot boxes will look a bit different from its previous iteration. For one, loot boxes are a free offering; Bliz

Blizzard has announced that loot boxes will be making a triumphant (cough) return in Overwatch 2 when the game's fifteenth season arrives next week.

Overwatch 2’s loot boxes will be available in the free track of the battle pass and doled out as part of weekly rewards. And while players will be able to earn loot boxes just f