Overwatch was a multiplayer shooter game that was developed for teams created by Blizzard Entertainment. It was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One as well as Windows in May 2016 , and Nintendo Switch in October 2019. Playing across platforms was made possible on all platforms.
It is described as an “hero shooter”, Overwatch assigned players to the two groups of 6 players, each player choosing from a variety of characters, also known as “heroes” that have unique capabilities. Teams were required to accomplish specific objectives for each map within a short time. Blizzard released new maps, characters and game modes following the release and all for free and the only extra cost to players being loot boxes that allow you to buy cosmetic items.
Overwatch is the fourth major game from Blizzard’s franchise, and was born out of the demise of Titan in 2014. massively multiplayer online role-playing game Titan.
A part from the Titan team was impressed by the popularity of first-person shooters that were team-based like Team Fortress 2 and the popularity of online multiplayer battle arena games. They came up with the hero-based shooter that stressed the importance of teamwork. Some aspects of Overwatch draw inspiration from the defunct Titan project.
Overwatch was announced during The 2014 BlizzCon event. It was then in a closed beta for in the latter half of 2015 to the beginning of 2016. A public beta prior to launch attracted more than 1 million gamers. Overwatch received a largely positive review from players, who praised this game’s ease of use, variety of character appeal, its hero character and its cartoon-like art style and its fun gameplay. Blizzard announced more than US$1 billion in revenue in the first year following its launch and over 50 million users after three years.
Overwatch is thought to be among the top video games ever created with a number of games of the year awards as well as other awards. Overwatch is a wildly popular game on the internet and has Blizzard providing funding and organising the world-class Overwatch League.
Overwatch 2 is a sequel. Overwatch 2, was announced in 2019 and went into the beta stage in 2022. The player-versus-player portion in the game will be completely free to play, and the cosmetic items of Overwatch were carried over, while adding new characters, maps, and game modes.
A player against the environment (PvE) multiplayer game that is co-operative will be available at a later date. On the 3rd of October 2022 The Overwatch servers shut down to make way for the launch overwatch 2. Overwatch 2 the next day.
WHAT IS OVERWATCH COIN?
Overwatch Coins are the in-game currency to purchase items in Overwatch 2. Through the help of your Overwatch Coins, you can purchase Overwatch Coins to purchase the Premium Battle Pass and in-game cosmetic items that can be customized to your heroes.
The owners members of Premium Battle Pass Premium Battle Pass can also utilize Overwatch Coins to unlock Tiers and immediately gain access to Legendary as well as Mythic content.
HOW TO GET OVERWATCH COINS FOR FREE?
- Visit the Microsoft Rewards Page.
- Press On “Redeem” tab
- Make sure to press”Overwatch Coins Digital Code” to activate “Overwatch Coins Digital Code” reward
- Create your own goal and get Microsoft Rewards Points
- Earn sufficient Microsoft Rewards Points for an Overwatch Coins Digital Code
- Enter the code in”Redeem a Code” in the “Redeem a Code” section of your Battle.net “Account Overview” page.
