Overwatch Latest News: New FPS by Blizzard aims straight to success; New interesting character launched

By Staff Writer

Aug 17, 2015 11:33 AM EDT

A new multiplayer online first person shooter, Overwatch approaches shooting games with its own distinct overall flavor. As Blizzard looks to make this particular FPS game a hit to the public no later than sooner, fans are to be enlightened with the real score about the game, as far as features and gameplay are considered.

Being a somewhat "new breed" of first person shooter, Overwatch by Blizzard was recently reported to have appeared in Battle.net launcher. Having mentioned so, the speculation rose that the soon-to-be-released beta is definitely running forward quickly.

The beta of the game is of course, one to await for, as it has been rumored to be launched later within the year. As reported by The Verge, Overwatch stands strong alongside other competitors that belong to the same field of gaming, and fans are the ones to decide just how the game will fare.

The mention of the game being in Battle.net has encouraged players to at least give a shot at the beta. According to PC Gamer, platers are to log in to Battle.nte, wherein they must go into the Account Settinhs to enable the opt-in for the betas; this however, is not guaranteed access to the beta, but gives players a thorough opportunity to be enlisted for the said release. For the moment, this is best way to go forth with getting the gamers' own piece of Overwatch.

As recently reported by Lazy Gamer, Overwatch is already a fun enough game to begin with, and Blizzard has done wonderfully with the existing characters. Interestingly enough, a new character was launched to add to the roster, namely Lucio. The background of the said character was said to show a vibrant aura that can be considered both pleasing, but also packs a punch.

Lucio was introduced to Overwatch as an international celebrity, which utilizes music to in a whole different combative means, determined to change the world at some angle. He is known for great in-game attributes; wearing energy-power skates, wielding a weapon that shoots sonic projectiles, the power of Crossfade enabling healing and speed boost. The gift of a Sound Barrier to shield himself or other characters and more importantly, adding significant effect to his songs through Amp It Up are also included.

Overwatch is due to release its beta within the third quarter of the year, and gamers are in for a wild experience as soon as they get their hands on it.

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