'Overwatch 2' players can now get old gear from the old game

Source: Blizzard Entertainment

Ahead of the October 4 launch of Overwatch 2, Blizzard is giving players of the original Overwatch game a chance to get their old items. You get an opportunity to merge separate accounts to get all the in-game cosmetics or gear you've collected alongside the progress you've made. If you have multiple accounts on the same console, though, you can only merge one account. You can unlink a console account from your battle.net account, but you won't be able to add a new console account for an entire year. Here's a complete step-by-step on how to do that. 

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'Overwatch 2' will replace the original game

Source: Blizzard

So, it looks like those who don't upgrade to Overwatch 2 won't be able to play with those who decide to play the new game. In fact, the original title will be replaced by Overwatch 2, rendering it unplayable. This update comes from a Reddit AMA with Overwatch 2's development team held on June 22. One of the questions asked was whether the new game would "replace" Overwatch's PvP or shut the game down entirely.

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Blizzard's Overwatch League events this March, April won't be happening

While Overwatch League matches will continue, the events scheduled for March and April have been cancelled due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. Blizzard announced that it's still planning when or where the games will be made up in the future. 

In a statement released on Twitter, Activision Blizzard Esports CEO Pete Vlastelica said the games would be played in some form. "To be clear, we will be playing matches in March and April," he said. "We cancelled the events, not the matches (though we will have to move a few things around in the schedule to make this work)."

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Blizzard said to be working on TV adaptations for 'Diablo' and 'Overwatch'

Ever wanted to see shows based on Blizzard games Diablo and Overwatch? You might get your wish soon. Nick van Dyk, president of Activation-Blizzard, posted on his LinkedIn a project description on TV adaptations for the two games. He writes, “Executive producer of Diablo, a TV adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment’s IP, rendered in anime style. The show is currently in pre-production for distribution worldwide through Netflix. With my creative partner, developed and sold an animated series based Blizzard’s Overwatch franchise.”

While we know that Netflix will be working on the Diablo series, we don't know who will be developing the Overwatch series. But we'll keep our eye out for any updates.

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