HELDENUPDATES DOOMFIST With the accelerated cooldowns, Doomfist's combos can be built more fluidly when using the Meteor Strike ultimate ability. Meteor Strike Now accelerates the cooldown of his abilities by 100% when he is in the air   GENJI The damage increase of the shuriken doesn't sound particularly high, but... read more

SUMMER GAMES 2021 It's time for the 2021 Summer Games! It's getting wild with Lúcioball: Remix, the craziest version of your favorite ball sport. Face the tough competition of Copa Lúcioball in - Season 5 and celebrate the summer with legendary skins like Poolgirl for Ashe, Sprinkles for Mei and... read more

HELDENUPDATES General The scaling of damage from hitscan weapons at maximum range of the following heroes has been reduced from 50% to 30%: Ashe Baptiste Bastion McCree Soldier: 76 Widowmaker Wrecking Ball You may not notice the effects of this change immediately, as damage scales more within a certain range,... read more

ASHES DEADLOCK CHALLENGE. Celebrate the release of the new Overwatch novel Deadlock Rebels by Lyndsay Ely with Ashe's Deadlock Challenge! Through July 5, you can earn limited-time rewards like the new Deadlock skin for Ashe by playing a few rounds and watching streams of Overwatch on Twitch. Check out the... read more

HELDENUPDATES BAPTISTE Although it felt better, previously reducing the recharge time of his jump jets made Baptiste too hard to hit for some heroes. Since he already has strong defensive abilities with Regenerative Thrust and Life Support, we are reversing the changes to the speed at which he can charge... read more

OVERWATCH ANNIVERSARY 2021 We're celebrating Overwatch's fifth anniversary with brand new items, including legendary skins like Funky for Baptiste, Venus for Moira, Sweet tooth for Junkrat, and more! You can participate in weekly Anniversary Challenges to unlock exciting rewards like the skins Cyber Medic for Ana, Bird of Paradise Flower... read more

HEROES BAPTISTE We reduce the minimum hit points within the life support field and also Baptiste's area heal because densely packed teams benefited too much from it. However, direct hits with healing grenades now heal the affected ally more. So Baptiste can still heal individual targets efficiently, but he has... read more

OVERWATCH-ARCHIV 2021 Experience the past. Fight for the future. From April 6-27, discover how heroes made history in a new tour of the Overwatch Archive. Relive key moments from the past in story-driven co-op missions, test your skills with new mission modifiers, and earn rewards inspired by history along the... read more

HELDUPDATES GENJI We are increasing the rate of fire of Genji's shuriken so that he has more of an impact on gameplay even without his ultimate ability. To compensate for the increased damage potential, we are increasing the cost of Dragon Blade. Shuriken The recovery time has been reduced from... read more

ANNOUNCEMENT Patch 1.58 is a deep overhaul and requires a relatively large download on all platforms. PACHIMARZI CHALLENGE PachiMärzi is here! From now until March 22, you can win games to earn Pachimari-related rewards, including the new Pachimari skin for Roadhog. For more information on the PachiMärzi Challenge, visit the... read more

HELDUPDATES ORISA This change is intended to make Defensive Protocol a more reliable protection against high damage spikes, making the ability feel more consistent. Defensive protocol While the effect is active, headshots cannot deal critical damage.   REAPER Reaper's shotguns can only unleash their great damage potential at short range... read more

LUNAR NEW YEAR 2021 We're celebrating the Year of the Ox! We're ringing in the Lunar New Year with shiny new - Season al extras like the legendary skins Bull Demon for Orisa, Dragon Fire for Bastion, Tiger Slayer for Ashe, and many more! Additionally, this event kicks off the... read more

NEW MAP: KANEZAKA Kanezaka, Hanamura's neighboring town, is our newest FFA map! Fight for survival on an exciting battlefield amid ancient stone buildings, towering steel giants, and cat cafes. Crush your opponents' dreams in the pottery store, take the fight to them in the Tora no Sumika nightclub, or climb... read more

WINTER WONDERLAND 2020 It's time again for the Overwatch Winter Wonderland. Unpack cosmetic extras, earn weekly rewards, and freeze your opponents in the new festive 4v4 game mode Frost Dew Elimination! Our Holiday Gift: Winter Lootboxes. Unlock festive new holiday items-including legendary skins like Reinhardt as a platoon leader, Moira... read more

SYMMETRA'S REBUILDING CHALLENGE Celebrate the release of Christie Golden's new Overwatch. Short Story "Stone by Stone" with Symmetra's Rebuilding Challenge! Secure limited-time rewards like the Marammat skin for Symmetra by winning matches and watching Overwatch on Twitch until November 30. For more information on Symmetra's Rebuild Challenge, visit the Overwatch... read more

HALLOWEEN HORROR 2020 Overwatch's Halloween horror returns! This nerve-wracking in-game event gives you the opportunity to add spooky new extras to your collection and relive the chilling story of Junkenstein's Revenge in our limited-time PvE Brawl - with a few new surprises. In the shocking challenges of Junkenstein's Revenge, you... read more

TRACER'S COMIC CHALLENGE Issue 1 of the five-part comic series Tracer - London Calls is now available! Warp into battle and celebrate the release with unlockable game content! By winning ranked matches, Quick Search, Arcade, or Test Lab, you can earn a themed player icon, a spray, and the epic... read more

HELDUPDATES Armor The damage reduction on ray attacks against armor has been increased from 20% to 30%. In a meta where barriers are no longer ubiquitous, some damage heroes have proven to be extremely deadly. Therefore, we want to mitigate the damage potential accordingly. As a result, the healing of... read more

SUMMER GAMES 2020 Attention, athletes: It's time for the 2020 Summer Games! Put your skills to the test in Lúcioball: Remix, an even crazier version of your favorite ball sport. In - Season 4 of Copa Lúcioball, all your skills will be needed to emerge victorious from the merciless matches.... read more

GENERAL UPDATES General Echo The volume and audible distance of enemy echoes in glide have been reduced. Improved the sound effects of glide and tri-shot enemy echoes to better estimate which direction they are coming from. After Echo was released, we made some volume changes because Echo was too quiet... read more

SIGMA'S MAESTRO CHALLENGE Get ready for Sigma's Maestro Challenge and special in-game unlockable content! By winning ranked matches, Quick Search, Arcade, or Test Lab, you can earn a themed player icon, a legendary emote, and the legendary skin Maestro for Sigma! Watch Twitch streamers play Overwatch until July 27 to... read more

If you want to share your feedback, please post it in the General forum. A list of known bugs can be found in the Forum Bug Report. If you have technical problems, you can visit the forum from our technical support. UPDATES FOR RANKED MATCHES Free role selection now available... read more

If you want to share your feedback, please post it in the General forum. A list of known bugs can be found in the Forum Bug Report. If you have technical problems, you can visit the forum from our technical support. OVERWATCH LEAGUE 2019 MVP SKIN: ALIEN AGENT ZARYA Celebrate... read more

If you want to share your feedback, please post it in the General forum. A list of known bugs can be found in the Forum Bug Report. If you have technical problems, you can visit the forum from our technical support. ANNOUNCEMENT Patch 1.48 is a deep rework and requires... read more

If you want to share your feedback, please post it in the General forum. A list of known bugs can be found in the Forum Bug Report. If you have technical problems, you can visit the forum from our technical support. CORRECTED ERRORS General [Fixed on affected platforms] Fixed a... read more

A new patch is now live for Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Learn more about the latest changes here. If you want to share your feedback, please post it in the General forum. A list of known bugs can be found in the Forum Bug Report.... read more