Overwatch 2 release date just yet.
Overwatch itself is getting a surprise new map. "I know a lot of you weren't expecting this to be coming," director Jeff Kaplan says in a new developer update video. "As you know, our big focus is Overwatch 2, which we will be talking about more in February with BlizzCon Online coming up." But as the team size expanded in the build up to Overwatch 2, one of the team's new hires – named Morton – built a new map that "was so good that the team wanted to bring it to full production."
Kanezaka is free-for-all deathmatch map, and it's now live on the PTR. It's already setting the stage for Overwatch 2 with some environmental storytelling, including fresh lore around Hanzo and Genji. (There's also a cat cafe, including drawings of the whole studio's cats.)
Kaplan says the team "can't wait to show you more with Overwatch 2. We know it's been too long. We know we've been quiet. We still have a ways to go – just to manage expectations. But we're working extremely hard. We want this game to be great for you, both the live game and the sequel."
The "chunky" Diablo 4 reveal will be there, too, so it seems there's plenty of reason to tune in.