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Blizzard announces new IP: Overwatch

  • Posted byby Mike Minotti
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Well, it happened. After 17 years of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo (and crossovers of them), developer Blizzard is making a new franchise. It’s called Overwatch, and it’s set in a futuristic world where cybernetically enhanced heroes and villains are a reality.

Blizzard unveiled the game at the opening ceremonies for its BlizzCon event today. It showed a CG trailer where heroes and villains battled in a museum dedicated to a group of characters called the Overwatch.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.