Overwatch Gets Release Date and Open Beta Announcement

Blizzard has announced the release date for their new game Overwatch, as well as revealed the dates for an Open Beta test.

The game will launch on May 24th, and the free all-access Open Beta will take place for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC starting May 5^th through the 9^th. However, players who pre-purchase the game will have early access to the Beta for an extra two days on the 3^rd and 4^th of the same month.

Overwatch can be purchased from Battle.net, and purchasers will be sent two early access keys before the Open Beta begins; the game can also be purchased from select retailers, as well as from the PlayStation and Xbox Stores. In addition to the extra two days of Beta, those who pre-purchase will also receive the Noire Widowmaker skin at launch.

In Overwatch, a once-essential taskforce of scientists, soldiers, and adventurers have been disbanded, but a war-torn world is still in need of such diverse array of heroes.

Since the Closed Beta, Blizzard has included a myriad of new additions to the game, such as

• Control, a new map type wherein teams can battle to take over and control objectives in a variety of different locations;
• The new progressive system, which awards players with different loot boxes for customizing their heroes with new skins, sprays, emotes, and voice lines;
• A new Play vs A.I. Mode which works in addition to the Quick Play Mode so players can test their abilities against computer-controlled enemies, and
• Custom Games, which will allow players to set special rules for hero switching, damage modifiers, and more.

Once again, Overwatch is releasing for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 24^th, and the all-access free Open Beta will go live on May 5^th and last through the 9^th, with pre-purchasers getting an extra two days of access.

For more information on the game, feel free to visit the main website, and for more info on the Open Beta, you can visit the announcement page and take a look at the FAQ section.

Source: Blizzard Press Release

Announcement Trailer via Overwatch EU, YouTube