Overwatch Gets Release Date and Open Beta Announcement

<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"281" data-videoid&equals;"H&lowbar;oUsRILZ5k" title&equals;"Developer Update &vert; Announcing OPEN BETA &lpar;EN subtitles&rpar;"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;youtu&period;be&sol;H&lowbar;oUsRILZ5k"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;H&lowbar;oUsRILZ5k&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"Developer Update &vert; Announcing OPEN BETA &lpar;EN subtitles&rpar;"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Blizzard has announced the release date for their new game <em>Overwatch<&sol;em>&comma; as well as revealed the dates for an Open Beta test&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The game will launch on May 24th&comma; and the free all-access Open Beta will take place for PlayStation 4&comma; Xbox One&comma; and PC starting May 5<sup>th<&sol;sup> through the 9<sup>th<&sol;sup>&period; However&comma; players who pre-purchase the game will have early access to the Beta for an extra two days on the 3<sup>rd<&sol;sup> and 4<sup>th<&sol;sup> of the same month&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;101298" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-101298" style&equals;"width&colon; 1760px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"wp-image-101298 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;zarya-screenshot-002&period;jpg" alt&equals;"zarya-screenshot-002" width&equals;"1760" height&equals;"1100" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-101298" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lbrack;Overwatch&comma; Blizzard Entertainment&rsqb;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure><em>Overwatch<&sol;em> can be purchased from Battle&period;net&comma; and purchasers will be sent two early access keys before the Open Beta begins&semi; the game can also be purchased from select retailers&comma; as well as from the PlayStation and Xbox Stores&period; In addition to the extra two days of Beta&comma; those who pre-purchase will also receive the Noire Widowmaker skin at launch&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In <em>Overwatch<&sol;em>&comma; a once-essential taskforce of scientists&comma; soldiers&comma; and adventurers have been disbanded&comma; but a war-torn world is still in need of such diverse array of heroes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;101300" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-101300" style&equals;"width&colon; 1920px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"wp-image-101300 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;symmetra-screenshot-001&period;jpg" alt&equals;"symmetra-screenshot-001" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1100" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-101300" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lbrack;Overwatch&comma; Blizzard Entertainment&rsqb;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>Since the Closed Beta&comma; Blizzard has included a myriad of new additions to the game&comma; such as<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Control&comma; a new map type wherein teams can battle to take over and control objectives in a variety of different locations&semi;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>The new progressive system&comma; which awards players with different loot boxes for customizing their heroes with new skins&comma; sprays&comma; emotes&comma; and voice lines&semi;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>A new Play vs A&period;I&period; Mode which works in addition to the Quick Play Mode so players can test their abilities against computer-controlled enemies&comma; and<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Custom Games&comma; which will allow players to set special rules for hero switching&comma; damage modifiers&comma; and more&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p><figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;101299" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-101299" style&equals;"width&colon; 1920px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"wp-image-101299 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;reaper-screenshot-005&period;jpg" alt&equals;"reaper-screenshot-005" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1100" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-101299" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lbrack;Overwatch&comma; Blizzard Entertainment&rsqb;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>Once again&comma; <em>Overwatch<&sol;em> is releasing for PlayStation 4&comma; Xbox One&comma; and PC on May 24<sup>th<&sol;sup>&comma; and the all-access free Open Beta will go live on May 5<sup>th<&sol;sup> and last through the 9<sup>th&comma;<&sol;sup> with pre-purchasers getting an extra two days of access&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For more information on the game&comma; feel free to visit the main <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;us&period;battle&period;net&sol;overwatch&sol;en&sol;&quest;dm&lowbar;i&equals;XF5&comma;42YM1&comma;6W0EWT&comma;ESZA7&comma;1" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">website<&sol;a>&comma; and for more info on the Open Beta&comma; you can visit the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;eu&period;battle&period;net&sol;overwatch&sol;en&sol;blog&sol;20055970&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">announcement page<&sol;a> and take a look at the FAQ section&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source&colon; Blizzard Press Release<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Announcement Trailer via Overwatch EU&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;H&lowbar;oUsRILZ5k" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">YouTube<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;