Thursday, July 27, 2017

News:: Overwatch's Doomfist update is live on PC and consoles

It's another big day for Overwatch as Doomfist finally joins the live game. Blizzard has an update out now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One that introduces the offense hero and tweaks existing characters.

If you've kept up with Overwatch chatter these past few weeks, a good portion of today's patch notes will seem familiar. Notably, Loot Boxes won't give out as many duplicates as before and the highlight system is more robust, allowing you to create your own 12-second clips at the press of a button.

A few other nuggets stood out to me: Blizzard has reduced Reaper's Shadow Step sound effect and VO distance by 50%, Zarya's Graviton Surge disables mobility on all affected heroes (where ya going, Mercy?), and Roadhog is no longer selectable in Limited 1v1 matches. We're free!

Now, if I can just tear myself away from Splatoon 2...

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