Aug 29, 2025 by
Blizzard Entertainment
In General Discussion
[Defense Matrix: Peripheral Vision] Learn about new peripheral support, cheater-hunting initiatives, and other proactive security measures coming to Season 18. View Full Article
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 28, 2025 by
Matt
In Bug Report
Hello, could you try holding DPad-Left for 2s to toggle this behavior off? We should have a fix for this in the next release.
Type: overwatch-developer
Aug 28, 2025 by
Matt
In Bug Report
Hello, could you try holding DPad-Left for 2s to toggle this behavior off? We should have a fix for this in the next release.
Type: overwatch-developer
Aug 28, 2025 by
Matt
In Bug Report
Hello, sorry that you are having issues. Are you using a third-party IME provider or other customized software? Additionally can you share what OS and version you are using (e.g. Windows 11)?
Type: overwatch-developer
Aug 28, 2025 by
Matt
In Bug Report
Hello, could you try holding DPad-Left for 2s to toggle this behavior off? We should have a fix for this in the next release.
Type: overwatch-developer
Aug 28, 2025 by
Matt
In Bug Report
Hello, could you try holding DPad-Left for 2s to toggle this behavior off? We should have a fix for this in the next release.
Type: overwatch-developer
Aug 28, 2025 by
Matt
In Bug Report
Could you try setting the ‘UI Button Prompt Preference’ in the Accessibility settings either to ‘Keyboard Buttons’ or ‘Controller Buttons’ and see if that addresses the issue?
Type: overwatch-developer
Aug 27, 2025 by
Kaedi
In General Discussion
Hammond is taking a quick break as we need to take a moment to work on his mech on an issue we discovered. Don’t worry, he’ll be rolling back into action before you know it.
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 27, 2025 by
Kaedi
In General Discussion
Hey everyone, we’ve temporarily disabled Workshop functions from custom games until we can complete some overall maintenance on the game servers overall. The functionality and your saved game modes should return when we get it back online.
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 26, 2025 by
Kaedi
In General Discussion
Greetings, Heroes!
Happy Season 18 launch day! We wanted to make you aware of a possible visual/content bug affecting our Progression 2.0 system that will be fixed in a later update.
Some of you may see a much higher Player Level than you were expecting—as well as an incorrect Player Level Badge—w…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 25, 2025 by
Blizzard Entertainment
In General Discussion
[Weekly Recall: Stadium Smorgasbord] Grab a plate and dig in with the Stadium team as they explore Season 18’s big, beefy update. View Full Article
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 22, 2025 by
Kaedi
In General Discussion
Console players already could cross-play with each other in ranked, now if you want to play with your PC friends while on a console, you can switch the new Keyboard and Mouse pool and play in that pool.
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 22, 2025 by
Kaedi
In General Discussion
Hello Heroes,
Season 18 is going to be huge, so we are giving you an early look at the patch notes now so you can be prepared when Season 18 launches on August 26. Thanks, and we’ll see you in game!
Season 18: Stadium Quick Play
Season 18: Stadium Quick Play reshapes the current with a PvP refre…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 22, 2025 by
Blizzard Entertainment
In General Discussion
[Weekly Recall: Gaining Progress] Check out all the bells and whistles of the sleeker, simpler, and shinier Progression 2.0 system alongside the game design team. View Full Article
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 21, 2025 by
Kaedi
In General Discussion
Greetings Heroes,
We recently mentioned in a Director’s Take that we’ve been taking time to improve the game modes you all jump into and enjoy every day. As we focus more time and effort into delivering the best experience for Quick Play, Competitive, Stadium, and other new ways to play, we’re goin…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 21, 2025 by
Blizzard Entertainment
In General Discussion
[Make a BIG Splash in Season 18: Stadium Quickplay!] Dive into one of Overwatch 2’s biggest seasons ever with Stadium upgrades, a new Support Hero, Summer Games, and so much more! View Full Article
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 20, 2025 by
Kaedi
In General Discussion
Update: We are checking on reports that some player’s progress and activity may not be accurately reflected in their career profile after our recent outage. We are looking into this and will work to correct players’ career profile data later on. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 19, 2025 by
Kaedi
In General Discussion
Greetings Heroes,
We’ve already had some amazing seasons this year in Overwatch 2, and Season 18 is going to be no exception. While we are not quite ready to dive and splash into everything players can expect this season, we are now starting on some exciting changes for Player Progression when you …
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 19, 2025 by
Kaedi
In General Discussion
UPDATE: We have resolved the issues and now bring players back into the game. Note, initial log-ins into the game may be slow.
To help compensate for the time lost, we have extended the Wuyang Hero Trial until 4 PM PT.
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Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 15, 2025 by
Blizzard Entertainment
In General Discussion
[Weekly Recall: 2 Perks 2 Furious] Season 18 brings a major Perks update, and associate hero designer Scott Kennedy is here to walk you through the process of inventing and improving upon Overwatch’s newest core system. View Full Article
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 4, 2025 by
Kaedi
In General Discussion
There will be an upcoming bug fix patch to Overwatch 2 which will wipe existing replay codes on Tuesday, August 4 at 11:00 AM PDT. Please take the time to record your favorite matches before they are gone for good! Thanks, and we’ll see you in game.
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 4, 2025 by
Blizzard Entertainment
In General Discussion
[Overwatch 2 x NERF] Get NERF’d as Overwatch 2 becomes a plastic-powered, foam-fueled frenzy with collab cosmetics and the NERF or Nothin’ mode, featuring rotating blasters. View Full Article
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 1, 2025 by
Kaedi
In General Discussion
Hello Heroes,
We previously discovered a bug where our Better Together Challenge was issuing standard Loot Boxes instead of Epic Loot Boxes. We’ve issued Epic Loot Boxes to everyone who was affected by this, and you’ll also be able to keep the contents from your previous Loot Box. Thank you for you…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 1, 2025 by
Blizzard Entertainment
In General Discussion
[Director’s Take: The More You Know] If knowledge is power, Overwatch players are about to hit Champion. Assistant game director Alec Dawson breaks down the philosophy behind offering more clarity, transparency, and data to the community. View Full Article
Type: blizzard-tracker
Aug 1, 2025 by
Blizzard Entertainment
In General Discussion
[Director’s Take: The More You Know] If knowledge is power, Overwatch players are about to hit Champion. Assistant game director Alec Dawson breaks down the philosophy behind offering more clarity, transparency, and data to the community. View Full Article
Type: blizzard-tracker