Blizzard is basing the first Overwatch Classic event on the original patch 1.0 release from May 2016, which brings back the gameplay and abilities seen in that patch. Overwatch Classic features ...

Throughout the years, the Overwatch community has experienced many shifts, from the unbridled excitement of the post-launch ...

with some saying “no one asked for this” alongside comments praising Blizzard for keeping the chaotic fun going over the weekend. While Overwatch: Classic isn’t exactly like Overwatch 1, it ...

In Overwatch 1, players earned medals in three tiers: Gold, Silver, and Bronze, across five categories: Trophies and achievements also cannot be unlocked in Overwatch Classic, despite obviously ...

All 21 original Overwatch heroes are playable in their original forms, with the same abilities they had at launch. To reflect the balance of Overwatch 1.0 ... in the official Blizzard news ...

Maybe Overwatch was bad. Maybe 2016 was a fluke and Blizzard's hero shooter wasn't worth spending the next eight years of my life sinking somewhere around 3,000 hours into it. Getting hooked from ...

There's something that must be said: the launch version of our beloved Overwatch is not the best version of the game. Some ...

As Blizzard turns back time ... a lot of work has been put into Overwatch: Classic. These characters have changed so much over time. The move from Overwatch 1 to Overwatch 2 also came with ...

Almost exactly eight years since Blizzard said it wasn't planning to remaster Warcraft 1 & 2 because they're "just not that fun any more", the studio has announced it's doing just that - and both ...

Overwatch Classic is a new limited-time event in Overwatch 2 that literally turns the clock back to 2016. The original 1.0 version is brought back to the game almost unscathed (like World of ...

Blizzard is not known for making open-world games, so this would be a new direction for their developers. Due to their recent layoffs, it makes sense that they would need fresh talent.

In the Overwatch Classic 1.0 mode, you'll be able to play as one of the original 21 heroes, divided again into tank, offense, defense and support roles. Hero kits are being reverted to their ...