Overwatch is a multiplayer first-person shooter game developed by Blizzard Entertainment for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms. (Photo : YouTube/PlayStation)
The latest details for "Overwatch" will feature a new "Halloween Brawl" event, "Spectator Mode" and the possible appearance of Sombra in the game.
Several rumors are making rounds regarding a leaked photo of the mysterious "Overwatch" DLC character Sombra in the game as one Reddit user was able leak and post the image on the website. While the original URL of the image has been removed, gaming fans who are able to see Sombra's appearance quickly saved and posted it on the internet.
Twitter username AllGamesDelta tweeted Sombra's photo and her appearance of a Latina woman, with a wild hairstyle, a purple trenchcoat and some sort of Uzi like submachine gun.
Sombra is said to be one of the world’s best and most notorious hackers, who lost everything during the Omnic Crisis. She has “worked with the Los Muertos gang in Mexico” but had to go underground after gaining too much notoriety. She was then recruited by Talon.
Blizzard Entertainment announced that they are working on two new characters for "Overwatch" as game developer Jeff Kaplan and his team are working "actively" in bringing these characters to the roster and one of them will be out very soon. Right now, they are currently testing the new character and they put placeholder models and effects and animations just to prove that the new hero is fun to play with.
It is heavily rumored that the mysterious stealth hero Sombra could launch sometime within this year as Blizzard will likely make the announcement on Oct. 16-17, a few weeks before this year's Blizzcon event.
In other news, the Sombra leaked image also revealed a possible "Halloween Brawl" event for "Overwatch" during the its "Halloween Terror" theme.
Descriptions on the possible "Halloween Brawl" will feature a PvE co-op mode as players will be able to protect the castle doors from the Zomnics and Dr. Junkenstein’s evil allies with three difficulties to choose from, and earn more points for tougher challenges, VG 24/7 reported.
There is also announcement that a new "Spectator Mode" will be added to "Overwatch" along with changes such as the ability to bookmark locations and players with hotkeys, cameras at objective points, including the "moving payload"; and a steadier motion camera, Mashable reported.
Blizzard will be working on 100 Halloween themed items for each "Overwatch" character such as skins, sprays, highlight intros, victory poses, player icons, voice lines and credits, as well as six new maps for the game. The Halloween Terror event in "Overwatch" will start this month until Nov. 1.
"Overwatch" is currently available for the PS4, Xbox One and PC platforms.
