Overwatch’s Brigitte springs into action March 20

Overwatch’s newest character is joining the team shooter March 20. Blizzard announced Brigitte’s launch today on social media after testing the character for multiple weeks on the beta servers.

This is the 27th hero to join the Overwatch roster, and she brings the number of support characters to seven. She also fills a roll as a potential alternative for teams that don’t want to pick Lucio or Zenyatta. Blizzard has maintained Overwatch’s momentum through content updates like new characters. This has helped grow its burgeoning esports scene, which is often among the most-watch events on the livestreaming video site Twitch. Overwatch had 35 million registered players as of October, and Blizzard is now just as focused on retaining those fans as it is on bringing in new ones.