Overwatch Season 1 'the beginning of a comeback,' Blizzard says

Resetting a huge live-service game like Overwatch 2 is risky, but Blizzard’s move to retitle the FPS to Overwatch, add several new heroes, and provide a narrative reset has already reinvigorated the shooter’s community. Alec Dawson, associate game director, said, "You dream of these types of things.

It's the beginning of a comeback." Introducing five new heroes at once was ambitious and brought some mixed feedback for Anran, but the team has largely managed to pull it off, even giving players Jetpack Cat as an unofficial mascot. Player records have jumped: "We actually had a bigger Saturday than our first Saturday after launch with Season 1," Dawson reveals, noting there are a lot of people coming back to try the game as they encounter new heroes, perks and Stadium.

Now that the series is ten years old, developers have created a strong jumping-on point for newer and lapsed fans, and the challenge is to sustain that momentum.

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