Blizzard's 'Overwatch' will make its way to the Nintendo Switch on October 15th

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It's finally coming. Nintendo announced at its Nintendo Direction presentation that Blizzard's team-shooter game Overwatch is coming to the Switch console on October 15th. The game will support Nintendo's motion controls, allowing you to do things like steer vehicles or perform specific attacks. If you play the game on other platforms, then we're sorry to say that there isn't any cross-save here. You'll need to play the game again to access certain features. If you're okay with that, the port comes with 15 character skins and a three-month Nintendo Switch Online individual membership. Those who purchase the game by December 31st unlock a Golden Loot Box with at least one guaranteed Legendary item. It's available for pre-order at $49.99.

Source: Mashable + The Verge

D.Va’s blaster joins the Hasbro x Blizzard ‘Overwatch’ Nerf life

Another Overwatch weapon is making the crossover to real life. Hasbro and Blizzard unveiled D.Va’s Light Gun at ChinaJoy in Shanghai as part of the Nerf Rival line of toys. It’s a blaster with a three-round capacity and can fire the foam ammunition at a velocity of up to 80 feet per second. It also has a spring-action mechanism, safety, ready indicator, and D.Va’s bunny charm dangling from the grip. A few week’s ago at San Diego Comic-Con, Hasbro and Blizzard unveiled Reaper’s Wight-skinned Hellfire shotgun. There is no word yet on pricing or release date so far or if there are other Nerf/Overwatch toys in our future.

Source: Polygon

Hasbro and Blizzard debut ‘Overwatch’-inspired NERF gun

Overwatch fans are going to want to keep your eyes out for this. While teased back in May on Overwatch’s Twitter account, Blizzard and Hasbro showed off its NERF gun inspired by the popular game at San Diego Comic-Con. The NERF Rival Overwatch Reaper Wight Edition, as its name suggests, takes design inspiration from Reaper’s signature shotguns in the game. It comes in all-white with chrome, black, and bronze accents. It can carry eight rounds and can shoot up to 90 feet per second. Each gun also has a custom NERF Rival rounds that has the Overwatch logo on them. This is expected to hit stores in 2019.

Source: Hypebeast

Blizzard sues Chinese game developer for ripping off ‘Overwatch’

Protecting its intellectual property, Blizzard is suing Chinese developer 4399 for what looks like a blatant rip-off of its hit game Overwatch. 4399 named the game Heroes of Warfare and if you see the gameplay video above, it does look rather similar to the Blizzard game—from the playable characters to the maps, and even down to the heads-up display. As with other IP infringement lawsuits, Blizzard, together with its Chinese partner NetEase, is asking for 4399 to cease production of its game, monetary compensation for damages, and that the aforementioned game be taken down from the Android and iOS app stores.

Source: Mashable