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Overwatch (video Game)
''Overwatch'' (retroactively referred to as ''Overwatch 1'') was a 2016 Multiplayer video game, multiplayer first-person shooter video game by Blizzard Entertainment. The game was first released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in May 2016 and Nintendo Switch in October 2019, with cross-platform play supported across all platforms. Described as a "hero shooter", ''Overwatch'' assigned players into two teams of six, with each player selecting from a Characters of Overwatch, large roster of characters, known as "heroes", with unique abilities. Teams worked to complete map-specific objectives within a limited period of time. Blizzard added new characters, maps, and game modes post-release, all free of charge, with the only additional cost to players being optional loot boxes to purchase cosmetic items. ''Overwatch'' is Blizzard's fourth major franchise and came about following the 2014 cancellation of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, ''Titan (Blizzard Ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracer (Overwatch)
Tracer is the call sign of Lena Oxton, a character who appears in Blizzard Entertainment's ''Overwatch'' franchise. The 2014 Overwatch animated media, ''Overwatch'' Cinematic Trailer short was her first appearance overall. An April 2016 update for the crossover multiplayer online battle arena game ''Heroes of the Storm'' added her to its playable roster, marking her first inclusion in a video game. Shortly thereafter, she appeared in the first ''Overwatch (video game), Overwatch'' game, a first-person shooter, first-person hero shooter. She again appeared in its 2022 sequel, ''Overwatch 2''. In the ''Overwatch'' narrative, she is a peppy and energetic pilot of British people, British origin. A Characters of the Overwatch franchise#Damage heroes, damage-class hero in-game, Tracer has low health, but is highly mobile, being able to both teleportation, teleport and time travel. Those abilities were caused by an accident that left her unable to maintain a physical form in the presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multiplayer Video Game
A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system (couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or via a wide area network, most commonly the Internet (e.g. ''World of Warcraft'', '' Call of Duty'', ''DayZ''). Multiplayer games usually require players to share a single game system or use networking technology to play together over a greater distance; players may compete against one or more human contestants, work cooperatively with a human partner to achieve a common goal, or supervise other players' activity. Due to multiplayer games allowing players to interact with other individuals, they provide an element of social communication absent from single-player games. The history of multiplayer video games extends over several decades, tracing back to the emergence of electronic gaming in the mid-20th century. One of the earliest ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Of The Year
Game of the Year (GotY) is an award given to a video game by various award events and media publications that they feel represented the pinnacle of gaming that year. Events and ceremonies British Academy Games Awards (BAFTA Games Awards) The British Academy Games Awards are an annual British awards ceremony honoring "outstanding creative achievement" in the video game industry. First presented in 2004 following the restructuring of the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards, the awards are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), and are thus commonly referred to as the BAFTA Games Awards. Czech Game of the Year Awards The Czech Game of the Year Awards were annual awards that recognize accomplishments in video game development. The awards have been dormant since 2021. D.I.C.E. Awards The D.I.C.E. Awards are awarded by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), a non-profit organization of industry professionals. The awards wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Video Games Of All Time
This is a list of video games that video game journalists or magazines have considered among the best of all time. The games are included on at least six separate best-of lists from different publications (inclusive of all time periods, platforms and genres), as chosen by their editorial staff. List Publications The reference numbers in the notes section show which of the 53 selected publications list the game. * ''1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die'' – 2013 * ''The Age'' – 2005 * ''Collider'' – 2020 * '' Dexerto'' – 2024 * ''Digital Trends'' – 2023 * ''Digitally Downloaded'' – 2016 * '' Electric Playground Network'' – 2013 * ''Edge'' – 2000, 2009, 2015, 2017 * ''Electronic Fun with Computers & Games'' – 1984 * ''Empire'' – 2009 * ''Entertainment Weekly'' – 2003 * ''Esquire'' – 2018, 2019, 2020 * '' FHM'' – 2010 * ''Flux'' – 1995 * '' G4'' – 2012 * '' GamesMaster'' – 1994, 1996 * '' Gamecenter'' – 2000 * ''Game Informer'' – 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Closed Beta
The software release life cycle is the process of developing, testing, and distributing a software product (e.g., an operating system). It typically consists of several stages, such as pre-alpha, alpha, beta, and release candidate, before the final version, or "gold", is released to the public. Pre-alpha refers to the early stages of development, when the software is still being designed and built. Alpha testing is the first phase of formal testing, during which the software is tested internally using white-box techniques. Beta testing is the next phase, in which the software is tested by a larger group of users, typically outside of the organization that developed it. The beta phase is focused on reducing impacts on users and may include usability testing. After beta testing, the software may go through one or more release candidate phases, in which it is refined and tested further, before the final version is released. Some software, particularly in the internet and technolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BlizzCon
BlizzCon is an annual gaming convention held by Blizzard Entertainment to promote its major franchises including '' Warcraft'', '' StarCraft'', '' Diablo'', ''Hearthstone'', ''Heroes of the Storm,'' and '' Overwatch''. The first BlizzCon was held in October 2005, and since then, all of the conventions have been held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, near Blizzard's headquarters in Irvine. The convention features game-related announcements, previews of upcoming Blizzard Entertainment games and content, Q&A sessions and panels, costume contests, and playable versions of various Blizzard games. The Closing Ceremony has featured concerts by The Offspring, Tenacious D, Foo Fighters, Ozzy Osbourne, Blink-182, Metallica, Linkin Park, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and Muse. Blizzard also hosted a similar event outside the U.S. from 2004 to 2008, known as the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational. Tickets and pricing General admission (since 2005) General admission tick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multiplayer Online Battle Arena
Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) is a Video game genre, subgenre of strategy video games in which two teams of Gamer, players compete on a structured battlefield, each controlling a single Player character, character with distinctive abilities that grow stronger as the match progresses. The objective is to destroy the enemy team's main structure while defending one's own. In some MOBA games, the objective can be defeating every player on the enemy team. Matches emphasize team coordination, tactical choices, and real-time combat. Players are assisted by Artificial intelligence, computer-controlled units that periodically Spawning (video games), spawn in groups and march along set paths toward their enemy's base, which is heavily guarded by defensive structures. Players can influence these units by eliminating enemy waves or supporting their own, affecting lane control and map pressure. This type of Multiplayer video game, multiplayer Online game, online video games originated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Fortress 2
''Team Fortress 2'' (''TF2'') is a Multiplayer video game, multiplayer first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve Corporation in 2007. It is the sequel to the 1996 ''Team Fortress'' Mod (video gaming), mod for ''Quake (video game), Quake'' and its 1999 remake, ''Team Fortress Classic''. It was released in October 2007 as part of ''The Orange Box'' for Microsoft Windows and the Xbox 360, and was ported to the PlayStation 3 in December 2007. It was released as a standalone game for Windows in April 2008, and updated to support macOS in June 2010 and Linux in February 2013. It was made free-to-play in June 2011, and is distributed online through Valve's digital retailer, Steam (service), Steam. Players join one of two teams—RED and BLU—and choose one of nine character classes to play as in game modes such as capture the flag and King of the Hill (game), king of the hill. Its development was led by John Cook and Robin Walker (game designer), Robin Walker, the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titan (Blizzard Entertainment Project)
''Titan'' was the project name for a cancelled Blizzard Entertainment massively multiplayer online game. With speculation regarding the game beginning in 2007, Blizzard revealed little information besides that it would be completely new and not be based on the company's then-current three Blizzard Entertainment#Main franchises, main franchises. The game was internally canceled by Blizzard in May 2013, though publicly they announced that the project would be delayed as they took the title in a different direction. Its official cancellation was made in September 2014. Internally, about forty members of the ''Titan'' project used the developed assets to craft a new game which became ''Overwatch''. Gameplay The exact details of how ''Titan'' would have played are not fully known, but Blizzard's Jeffrey Kaplan (game designer), Jeff Kaplan, who served on the ''Titan'' development team and later became the director for ''Overwatch'', identified that the game "was a class-based MMO." P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game
A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game. As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a Player character, character (often in a fantasy world or science-fiction world) and takes control over many of that character's actions. MMORPGs are distinguished from Online game, single-player or small Multiplayer online game, multi-player online RPGs by the number of players able to interact together, and by the game's persistent world (usually hosted by the game's video game publisher, publisher), which continues to exist and evolve while the player is offline and away from the game. MMORPGs are played throughout the world. Global revenues for MMORPGs exceeded half a billion dollars in 2005, and the western world's revenues exceeded a billion dollars in 2006. In 2008, the spending on subscription MMORPGs by consumers in North America and Europe gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loot Box
In video game terminology, a loot box (also called a loot crate or prize crate) is a consumable virtual item which can be redeemed to receive a randomised selection of further virtual items, or Loot (video gaming), ''loot'', ranging from simple customisation options for a player's Avatar (computing), avatar or character to game-changing equipment such as weapons and armour. A loot box is typically a form of Video game monetization, monetization, with players either buying the boxes directly or receiving the boxes during play and later buying "keys" with which to redeem them. These systems may also be known as ''gacha'' (based on , i.e. capsule toys), which is popular in Japan, and may be integrated into gacha game, ''gacha'' games. Loot box concepts originated from loot systems in massively multiplayer online role-playing games, and from the monetisation of free-to-play mobile gaming. They first appeared in 2004 through 2007, and have appeared in many free-to-play games and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters Of Overwatch
The ''Overwatch'' franchise, a series of first-person shooter games developed by Blizzard Entertainment, consists of 43 playable characters across both games. The original 2016 game, ''Overwatch'', featured 32 playable characters known as heroes and a number of supporting characters as part of the game's narrative, which is told through animated media and digital comics outside of the game. Its sequel, '' Overwatch 2'', was released in October 2022 and replaced ''Overwatch''. The sequel builds upon the same hero roster and added more characters, currently consisting of 43 heroes. However, as ''Overwatch 2'' had been developed to be a faster game with five-versus-five teams rather than six-versus-six, several of the characters had tweaks or major rebuilds within ''Overwatch 2'', as well as different character designs. The story of ''Overwatch'' takes place on Earth in the "near future" in the years after the "Omnic Crisis," a period in which robots (called "omnics") rose up in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
