Polygon.com / 21.04.25

Overwatch 2's new mode, Stadium, is the game's 3rd pillar, Blizzard says

Blizzard Entertainment is giving Overwatch 2 its second big shake-up of 2025 this week, launching a new game mode on Tuesday that radically changes the standard rules of team play and introduces all-new powers for the games heroes. Stadium will also add a new, optional third-person camera view, ditch the mid-game hero-switching mechanic thats essential to other modes, and give heroes wild new variations. Reinhardt can fly now. Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller describes Stadium as a third pillar for the hero shooter, not just as a new mode that can stand alongside Quick Play and Competitive modes. The games development team is now structured with this in mind. Keller told press in a roundtable interview that theres a totally separate team of people that are solely devoted to working on Stadium. Theyll add new heroes to the mode  Stadium will launch with 17 playable heroes; Overwatch 2 currently has 42 as well as new Stadium-specific maps and game modes each season. We really wan...
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