It's been a number of months since Blizzard's Pixar-like Overwatch unveil – detailed fully in a previous article – and about two months since our hands-on preview at PAX. Following this hiatus, Blizzard today distributed an eight-minute video of Zenyatta, the monk-like zen warrior, dominating on a Point Capture / Payload map called “King's Row.”
For those unfamiliar with Overwatch, the game is presently slated to host 6v6 matches in “team shooter” style; the easiest comparison would be Team Fortress 2, which – in our hands-on experience – does feel somewhat similar in core concept and gameplay. There are a few major differences, though. At the time of our gameplay session, players were locked-in to their character selection for the entirety of the match, something that's more MOBA-like in nature.
Overwatch is anticipated to release a beta sometime in the Fall.
More on this story as it develops.
- Steve “Lelldorianx” Burke.