{"id":76539,"date":"2014-11-08T01:55:30","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T23:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=76539"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:21:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:21:57","slug":"blizzard-unveils-overwatch-a-6v6-team-based-shooter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/blizzard-unveils-overwatch-a-6v6-team-based-shooter\/","title":{"rendered":"Blizzard unveils Overwatch, a 6v6 team-based shooter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Titan may be <a title=\"Blizzard cancels Titan MMO after 7 years of development\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/blizzard-cancels-titan-mmo-after-7-years-in-development\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dead<\/a> but Blizzard has a new game that  will make you  forget all about it. The developer&#8217;s next big game is called <strong>Overwatch<\/strong>,  a  six versus six team-based first person shooter that strongly resembles <a title=\"Team Fortress 2\" href=\"http:\/\/team-fortress-2.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Team Fortress 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div>\nDefault player\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\nBy use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C \nfound at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/. \n--><\/p>\n<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p><!-- \nThis script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon\nas the line is read by the browser. If you wish to have the player instantiated only after\nthe rest of the HTML is processed and the page load is complete, remove the line.\n--><br \/>\nbrightcove.createExperiences();<\/p>\n<p><!-- End of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<p>Not much is known about the game other than what&#8217;s seen in the above gameplay trailer. There will be <strong>capture point<\/strong> and <strong>payload<\/strong> type game modes but apparently no team death match.<\/p>\n<p>Overwatch will also focus on its twelve &#8220;heroes&#8221; instead of classes like Team Fortress 2. However,  it looks like each hero can be part of a class like slow-moving heavies or support engineers who construct automated turrets.<\/p>\n<p>The heroes introduced in the gameplay trailer are varied and feature <strong>female characters<\/strong>, unlike TF2. Some heroes have wings and there&#8217;s even a transforming  robot named Bastion that turns into a giant submachine gun.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div>\nDefault player\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\nBy use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C \nfound at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/. \n--><\/p>\n<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p><!-- \nThis script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon\nas the line is read by the browser. If you wish to have the player instantiated only after\nthe rest of the HTML is processed and the page load is complete, remove the line.\n--><br \/>\nbrightcove.createExperiences();<\/p>\n<p><!-- End of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<p>Blizzard will start a public beta <strong>some time in 2015<\/strong> and you can <a title=\"Overwatch beta signup\" href=\"https:\/\/us.battle.net\/account\/management\/settings\/beta-opt-in.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sign up here<\/a>. No word on when  to expect the finished game but Blizzard says it&#8217;ll be out &#8220;sooner than you think.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a title=\"Overwatch\" href=\"http:\/\/us.battle.net\/overwatch\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Overwatch<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Call of Duty Advanced Warfare review\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/call-of-duty-advanced-warfare-a-slight-upgrade\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare review: a slight upgrade<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Football Manager 2015 out now\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/football-manager-2015-out-now\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Football Manager 2015 out now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"South Park freemium games\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/what-does-south-park-think-about-freemium-games\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What does South Park think about freemium games?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"App of the Week: FIFA 15 Ultimate Team\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/app-of-the-week-fifa-15-ultimate-team\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">App of the Week: FIFA 15 Ultimate Team<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Follow me on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lewisleong\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@lewisleong<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Titan may be dead but Blizzard has a new game that will make you forget all about it. 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