Overwatch 2, the hero shooter of alternative for individuals who have not heard of an obscure little indie novelty referred to as Staff Fortress 2, has been teasing gamers with a mysterious character referred to as the Enigma. The hacker has appeared in video games and streams to drop hints concerning the upcoming Invasion story missions, earlier than being revealed in a current reveal trailer. Spoiler, it is John Cena.
These story missions will characteristic the infamous Null Sector attacking notable world cities Rio de Janeiro, Gothenburg, and I assume Toronto as nicely. As civilians flee, the violent omnic liberation group begins rounding up robots and the heroes of the Overwatch process power are dispatched to combat again.
The Invasion story missions will likely be out there this month. As Blizzard explains, “On August 10, reply our enigma, John Cena’s name with the Overwatch 2 Final Invasion Bundle that includes everlasting entry to the Invasion Story Missions, the Invasion Premium Battle Go that includes over 80 tiers of cosmetics, together with an all-new Mythic pores and skin for Ana, 20 Battle Go Tier Skips, 2,000 Overwatch Cash, and two unique Legendary Null Sector themed skins for Cassidy and Kiriko.”
Blizzard has additionally debuted one other animated quick, this time for Overwatch 2’s first new hero, Sojourn. It is premiered in-game, so you will have to really launch Overwatch 2 and assist get the numbers again as much as discover out precisely how lovable they’ve made her canine.
Overwatch 2 is coming to Steam on the identical day as Invasion begins, with extra of Blizzard’s library to observe. We’ll see how a lot the Steam bump helps, as Blizzard not too long ago admitted that Overwatch 2’s “engagement and participant funding” is in decline.