Rumour: Overwatch 2 could have extra PvE and be playable at BlizzCon this week

ESPN, “the leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment entity”*, have apparently got their hands on Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 notes. They’ve acquired a supply and a coaching doc that say the game shall be revealed at BlizzCon later this week, and can embrace “PvE features” involving “in-game items” and “hero talents”. This gels with a report from 5 months back, plus it’s a reasonably logical transfer.

Still, s’cool although.

Further particulars are scarce, however ESPN do say that “one of the missions will be a four-player story experience set in Rio de Janeiro”. We’ve beforehand heard experiences of Blizzard workers evaluating it to Left 4 Dead, however yunno, that’s clearly a helpful affiliation for them to sow early on. The ESPN report additionally mentions a brand new aggressive game mode known as Push, plus an unidentified new hero.

BlizzCon begins this Friday, so we’d discover out extra then or on the next days. ESPN reckon a few of this shall be playable on the present ground.

The prospect of enjoying via a cooperative story in Overwatch 2 makes for good mulling. On the one hand, Overwatch has constructed up however largely ignored an attention-grabbing world stuffed with characters I already really feel an attachment to. It could be neat to see them act as these characters slightly than fully substitutable multiplayer murderfolk. On the opposite hand, all of Overwatch’s PvE story occasions have felt a bit lacklustre.

Blizzard little question hope that no matter they announce at BlizzCon will distract from their remedy of a Hearthstone professional who voiced his support of the Hong Kong protests.

*Probably however sadly not a ghost.