We break down Overwatch 2’s problematic launch, the subsequent, subsequent Call of Duty leaks, as does the upcoming launch of yet one more Need for Speed sport. All this on at this time’s GameSpot News.

Overwatch 2 servers are actually stay, however gamers have been having a really onerous time accessing them. Since servers went stay on October 4, there have been huge queues to get in, and oftentimes gamers nonetheless can not entry the sport regardless of having 0 gamers forward of them.

Perhaps extra notably, Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra introduced that Overwatch 2 was affected by a “mass DDoS” assault shortly after launch, which he says is inflicting “a variety of drop/connection points.”

In a subsequent, late-night replace from sport director Aaron Keller, it was revealed {that a} second DDoS was underway, however that Blizzard was “steadily making progress on server points and stability.” He added, “We’re all fingers on deck and can proceed to work all through the night time. Thank you in your endurance – we’ll share extra data because it turns into accessible.”

Blizzard had beforehand acknowledged an “sudden server error” that some gamers are receiving. Additionally, the studio has confirmed points with gamers’ unlocks, together with skins, not showing, in addition to Watchpoint pack patrons not gaining access to it. There’s no phrase on when these points shall be resolved, however the BlizzardCS Twitter account is offering updates as they arrive in, and a identified points checklist has been compiled on the Overwatch boards.

At the time of recording, there doesn’t appear to be any concrete solutions on how you can circumvent the loading display, or repair account migration points. Keep an eye fixed on GameSpot dot com, the place we’ll be posting updates to this story as they occur.

2025 just isn’t solely the yr you’ll get to play Overwatch 2, but additionally the discharge of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare 2 in keeping with a brand new leak. Reportedly developed by Sledgehammer Games, the Activision studio that led the cost on 2021’s Call of Duty Vanguard, dependable Call of Duty leaker Ralph Valve says that the studio is hoping to desert the World War II setting of their latest work and return to the sci-fi setting that they left again within the mid-2010’s.

By distinction, 2014’s Advanced Warfare had a extra near-future strategy to issues, with gamers donning mech-like “exoskeletons” that gave them superhuman talents, like double-jumps. It featured now-disgraced actor Kevin Spacey, who was thought of a significant coup for the collection on the time. Today, it is in all probability best-known because the origin of the notorious “press F to pay respects” meme.

Ralph Valve’s report means that Sledgehammer was initially planning a follow-up to the WWII-themed Vanguard, however that entry didn’t promote nicely sufficient to justify that.

However, one other dependable leaker CharlieIntel claims that they’ve heard “that there is no Advanced Warfare 2 currently in development at Sledgehammer Games, despite the rumors today.”