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'Overwatch 2' Ends Stadium Mode Support, One of Its Highly-Rated Experiences—Here's Why

Overwatch 2 is ending support for the Stadium mode experience despite it being one of the highest-rated modes in the game.

Player One · Jul 16

Blizzard ends support for Overwatch's MOBA-inspired Stadium mode, no more heroes or maps to be added

A tiny percentage of Overwatch players are queuing up for Stadium

GamesRadar · Jul 15

A year after its debut, Blizzard is done adding new heroes and maps to Overwatch's MOBA-inspired Stadium mode

A lack of daily players has prompted a change in development plans.

PC Gamer · Jul 15

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Overwatch is changing the requirements for its rarest anniversary event reward after realising playing 240 games over 3 weeks may be too much of a grind

The only problem is now there's an even rarer anniversary event reward.

PC Gamer · Jun 2

'This world means so much to us': Overwatch's game director celebrates its 10 year anniversary by mapping out how it all began

Here's to another 10 years.

PC Gamer · May 27

While showering fans in loot boxes, Overwatch director agrees the game's 10th anniversary disappoints and promises celebrations throughout the year

 "Ten years of Overwatch is a huge milestone, and we want this entire year to feel like a celebration"

GamesRadar · May 16

Overwatch's lackluster 10th anniversary event will have its rewards improved next week, with more free stuff planned for later this year

Game director Aaron Keller acknowledged players' disappointment with the event on X.

PC Gamer · May 15

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Overwatch adds more loot boxes to ‘one-off’ 10th anniversary following complaints

Loot box hype? Or no?

Destructoid · May 15

Overwatch will free Anran from her "baby face" in Season 2, director confirms, and her voice actor approves: "She looks much more like the strong older sibling we knew her to be"

Blizzard went back to the drawing board in February

GamesRadar · Apr 7

Overwatch's Anran redesign fixes her controversial 'baby face' in Season 2: 'This process has really helped dial in the next set of heroes'

Blizzard has revealed Anran's updated look, arriving in Season 2.

PC Gamer · Apr 7

Overwatch director says addressing the 5v5 versus 6v6 debates late 'cost us trust': 'We should have listened sooner'

Aaron Keller reflected on Overwatch 2's live service development during a recent talk at GDC.

PC Gamer · Mar 16

Marvel Rivals made Blizzard ask 'what if we could just drop 30 new heroes into Overwatch?' and inspired its biggest update ever

The competing hero shooter "definitely had an impact" on Blizzard.

PC Gamer · Mar 14

"What if we could just drop 30 new heroes into Overwatch?": Marvel Rivals "definitely had an impact" on Blizzard, says Overwatch boss, and a big factor was the response to new heroes

"What would player reaction to that be?"

GamesRadar · Mar 13

Overwatch director celebrates no longer being "the lowest-rated game on Steam," but admits he's "not sure what it would take for us to move up to a positive score at this point"

"We're only a few percentage points away from 'mixed'"

GamesRadar · Mar 13

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Creative Bloq · Feb 10

Controversial Overwatch character to be redesigned after fan backlash

Even the character's voice actor called for a redesign.

Windows Central · Feb 10

Overwatch to redesign Anran as Blizzard responds to the VA's criticism — aligning her in-game appearance with expectations

Blizzard has confirmed it is discussing changes to the new Overwatch hero Anran after criticism from fans and voice actor Fareeha Anderson over the character’s in-game appearance.

GamesRadar · Feb 10

Blizzard yields, new Overwatch hero Anran will be redesigned after players complained about everyone looking like Kiriko: "We agree she can be even better"

The devs are working on making her more distinct

The Times of India · Feb 10

Twitch streamer and Anran voice actor pushes Blizzard to rethink hero’s slimmer look

Blizzard has agreed to redesign Overwatch hero Anran after Twitch streamer and voice actor Fareeha Andersen criticised the character’s slimmer in-game appearance. Fans compared it to earlier depictions, sparking debate over beauty standards and the “Ozempic chic” trend. Game Director Aaron Keller confirmed changes are planned for Season 1, saying…

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GamesRadar · Feb 6

Blizzard insists its Overwatch rebrand isn't "us trying to admit there was a failure," it's about easing fears over "when it's going to get replaced by Overwatch 3"

"It was a necessary period of challenge"

GamesRadar · Feb 5

"Marvel Rivals is the best thing to happen to Overwatch": Fans react to Blizzard's big changes and 10 new heroes, thanking NetEase's shooter for healthy competition

Overwatch is adding five new heroes next week

Dot Esports · Feb 4

Blizzard drops ‘2’ from Overwatch ahead of season reset

Old name, new era.

PC Gamer · Feb 4

Overwatch 2 drops the 2 and goes back to being Overwatch as Blizzard launches its biggest update ever next week: 'We want to gain players' confidence, we want them to have trust in the game'

The future of Overwatch looks brighter than ever before.

GamesRadar · Dec 19, 2025

Even though Overwatch 2 canceled its story mode, Blizzard teases "to lean further into storytelling and character development" for the FPS' 10th anniversary

"We believe 2026 will be a year where our boldest ideas come to life"

GamesRadar · Sep 6, 2025

After Overwatch 2's best year ever, the FPS' director admits past updates were "too conservative" and 2026 is starting with "something huge" that "blows your minds"

Aaron Keller says the aim is "to kick the year off with something huge that changes the way people think about playing the game"

GamesRadar · Aug 28, 2025

The internet bullied Blizzard into reversing an Overwatch 2 change 72 hours after it released, but the studio says it's "still invested in creating new and unique features"

Mirror matchups are back in Stadium after a massive backlash to removing them

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