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Brendan Lowry

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Overwatch 2 cancels promised co op pve mode will be worked into live service - The Untold Story

Reinhardt, Tracer and Mei in Overwatch 2

What you need to know

  • In a new Overwatch 2 developer livestream, Blizzard announced that its originally planned PvE campaign mode with hero talents and long-term progression has been cancelled.
  • Instead, the studio plans to incorporate various forms of "canon and very not canon" co-op content into Overwatch 2's live service roadmap.
  • The first batch of PvE co-op story missions is scheduled to become available in Overwatch 2 Season 6, which is expected to begin on August 15, 2023.
  • Game Director Aaron Keller says that by releasing co-op content this way, players can look forward to it "more often, and with more variety than we had originally announced."
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