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Blizzard has officially revealed new Support hero Illari along with what else fans can expect fromOverwatch 2Season 6.Overwatch 2’s massive Invasion update is coming on August 10, and it’s set to be the biggest update that Blizzard’s hero shooter has seen since its early access launch last year.
Blizzard has long teased what fans can expect from the bigOverwatch 2Invasion update, headlined by the addition of the game’s first PvE story missions. Fans can also look forward to the addition of thenew PvP Flashpoint mode, as well as the debut of brand-new Support hero Illari. All of this content and more is on display in the newOverwatch 2Invasion update trailer, with a fresh roadmap revealing what else fans can expect from Season 6.
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The most exciting detail in the latestOverwatch 2trailer is the reveal of Illari,the game’s latest Support hero. Players get a glimpse of Illari’s abilities in the trailer, but Blizzard has yet to provide specifics as to what all she can do. The trailer also gives fans a fresh look at the new Flashpoint maps fans can dive into come August 10, as well as some of the skins that they can unlock in the new Season 6 Battle Pass.
The accompanying roadmap reveals what Blizzard has planned forOverwatch 2Season 6 beyond the Invasion update on August 10. Starting August 10, players can look forward to a new limited-time event called Underworld that will update weekly from August 10 to September 5. The first iteration of the mode will take place on the popular King’s Row map. Then on September 5,Overwatch 2players can look forward toHero Mastery missions, which provide hero-specific challenges to help players better learn how to play the game’s various characters.
That’s not all forOverwatch 2Season 6. An anniversary event will kick off on September 19 and feature three weeks of limited-time game modes and cosmetics. The first week will see the return of the Battle for Olympus event, while week 2 brings back Starwatch. And finally, week 3 sees the return ofOverwatch 2’s Prop Hunt mode, known as Mischief & Magic.
There’s been a great deal of controversy over Blizzard putting theOverwatch 2PvE missionsbehind a paywall, but it’s clear there’s still plenty of free content coming to the hero shooter. It will be interesting to see if the Invasion update and everything else coming in Season 6 is enough to giveOverwatch 2a boost.
Overwatch 2is out now in early access for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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