With the reveal of Overwatch 2 going the F2P route came another bomb shell, Overwatch 2 will require players to link their battle.net accounts to a phone number in order to play. If you are confused ...

When Overwatch 2 replaces the original Overwatch on Oct. 4, players will be required to link a phone number to their Battle.net accounts. If you don’t, you won’t be able to play Overwatch 2 — even if ...

Blizzard’s launch of Overwatch 2 on Tuesday did not go as planned. Many players who attempted to play the revamped Overwatch experienced long queue times, were subjected to server errors, were ...

Here's how to enable Blizzard's new security measure so that you can play Overwatch 2. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Overwatch ...

After negative feedback, Blizzard is scrapping Overwatch 2's requirement for a non-prepaid phone for most players. The change should come into effect this Friday, October 7. In a forum post, Blizzard ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Blizzard's long-awaited Overwatch 2 arrived this week, but the launch didn't exactly go to plan. Blizzard has apologized for the launch issues, saying ...

Earlier this week, Blizzard announced its new Defence Matrix initiative for Overwatch 2, which revealed that players brand new to the franchise will have to grind through 100 matches to unlock just ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Overwatch 2 is now live, and some players diving in will be surprised to learn that they are required to link a phone number to their Battle.net ...

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Overwatch 2is out now, and some of those lucky enough to get past the hero shooter's queues with 20,000 players ahead of them may still run into a bit of trouble. Players must tie their phone number ...

Blizzard is also working on problems keeping players from logging in and preventing unlocked items from showing up on their accounts. Blizzard is also working on problems keeping players from logging ...

The launch of Overwatch 2 has been nothing short of an unmitigated disaster. The game was hit almost immediately by a massive DDoS attack when it came out Tuesday, causing myriad login and ...