Overwatch 2: Watch for updates on Junker Queen and Rio map heading into next beta

Even today (Thursday the 16th) blizzard held a Youtube event to reveal more information about Overwatch 2, in which it finally revealed the new heroine Tank Junker Queen, introduced and explained major changes to the free model, and announced the new beta on June 28 via Rio. and a Junker Queen card.

Today’s event was devoted to almost an hour of information about Overwatch 2, so let’s recap the highlights for you. First of all, today it was confirmed that in addition to the free-to-play model, the game will continue to receive news as a service during the new seasons, which will be updated every 9 weeks.

As part of the seasons, the game will also have a new item store, as well as Battle Pass. To do this, the developers are focusing on creating costumes and other interesting cosmetic items for players, and Blizzard has already revealed some of them, see:

BUT The first season of Overwatch 2 will begin immediately after the release of the game in Early Access on October 4 this year (as announced at the Xbox Games Showcase) and Season 2 will also release later this year on December 6. Check out the main news planned for these dates:

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As for the combat and competitive aspects of the game, Blizzard has focused on a restructuring of the balance of heroes in the new version. Legacy characters have undergone subtle or more aggressive changes to fit into the more dynamic 5v5 gameplay, where each player feels they have an impact on the match while relying on the cooperation of their team.

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Junker Queen

Another highlight of today’s event was a more detailed presentation of the new Junker Queen tank-class hero. In addition to revealing general information about the character in the game, an origin trailer and a featurette about the character were also revealed.

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Beta June 28

To ensure players don’t have to wait until October to try out some of the announced new features, Blizzard will be launching a new Overwatch 2 beta later this month on June 28th.

This beta will feature a new tank hero, Junker Queen, as well as a new map set in Brazil, Rio. In addition, this time not only PC players will be able to play, but also those who play on PlayStation and Xbox.

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