'This Is the Moment' -- Overwatch 2's New Stadium Mode Is the Biggest Change in 9 Years

In May 2016, celebrated studio Blizzard launched its hero shooter, Overwatch. A month later, the game added a competitive mode, and it stayed relatively the same through Overwatch 2, its 2022 sequel. On Tuesday, Overwatch 2 will launch its new Stadium mode, which might be the biggest change to the game in almost nine years. Despite the competitive format staying more or less the same, a lot has happened between Overwatch's earliest days and the start of Stadium -- dozens of metas, the great content drought, the shift to 5v5 with the launch of Overwatch 2, the addition of perks, plenty of novelty modes like mystery heroes and the lengthy list of player-made custom games. But for all those changes and options, Stadium is what Overwatch devs expect will change people's play the most. In group media interviews online, Game Director Aaron Keller said that if anyone has been waiting to try Overwatch or to come back to the game, Stadium is the time. It's an important test for the long-term ... Read full article.