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The newly-rebranded Overwatch just benefited from its best weekend player count “in over a year” across all platforms, developer Blizzard has said, as the game’s new Season 1 officially goes live today.
Players have flocked back to Overwatch following last week’s big Spotlight reveal event that confirmed the sequel was ditching its “2”, adding a host of new heroes, and telling a fresh interconnected narrative over the next year.
An early access launch for new hero Anran also helped draw players in, while the company has quickly addressed calls from fans and the game’s English-language voice actress for tweaks to the character’s design.
As reported earlier this week, Overwatch had a particularly strong weekend on Steam — where the game recorded its best player count since launch. Last week’s announcements continued with confirmation of an upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 port of the game, scheduled for release sometime within its new Season 2.
Here’s everything that’s live today, alongside the launch of Season 1:
Overwatch Season 1 — February 10
● Five New Heroes at Launch: Jump in to experience five new heroes right now, with five more coming throughout 2026 (one per season).
○ Domina (Tank), a long-range, zone-control Stalwart
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