The latest details for "Overwatch" will feature a new game mode in a Christmas themed DLC and Terry Crews voicing Doomfist in the game.
Several rumors are making rounds regarding a leaked DLC event for "Overwatch" next month. According to Reddit username Venxa, clues for the next "Overwatch" event will be "Christmas" themed expansion as several audios from the game with numerous character interaction and a jingle or song pertaining to the holidays.
NeoGaf username Nirolak stated that the aforementioned jingle could refer to an upcoming holiday-themed event for "Overwatch". Blizzard Entertainment will likely set to introduce the new event similar to the Summer Games and Halloween events few months back. Players may be introduced to items specifically designed for the Christmas season.
Aside from the Christmas DLC event, a new game mode will be introduced next month called "Arena Mode" as Athena announcement lines have also been leaked online. These include" Now entering the arena" as well as the "Gladiator". Moreover, a loading sound clip has also been revealed.
It is unknown what kind of gameplay will "Arena Mode" will have but it will likely be a gladiator type match were in everyone will fight each other, iTechPost reported.
In addition, Blizzard will introduce another game feature in "Overwatch" called 'Stay as Team'. It is now live in the "Overwatch" Public Test Realm on the PC and it introduces the ability to group up with random players after a game is completed, if you think you work well as a team and want to stay together.
Meanwhile, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star Terry Crews has express his interest in voicing Doomfist in "Overwatch" after a Reddit user suggest that he should provide the voice of the character.
Although it was merely a suggestion, it is not without possibility as "Overwatch" director Jeff Kaplan stated that he and Blizzard are working two heroes in the game which led to Sombra in the roster. Perhaps, the possible next character in the roster could be Doomfist, Gamerant reported.
Doomfist is hinted to join "Overwatch" and was featured in the first animated short of the game. According to former "Overwatch" story teller Chris Metzen, Doomfist is a generational character all using the same super-powered gauntlets for both heroics and villainy.
Three characters who have used Doomfist have been featured in "Overwatch", with two characters being named Savior and Scourge, while the other is called the Successor, in this case the next person to adopt the mantle of Doomfist and possibly a future DLC character soon.
Other characters are rumored to join "Overwatch's" roster areLiao and Athena.
Kaplan recently announced changes in Symmetra as the character will now have two ultimate attacks that gamers can choose when using her in battle. Her teleporter ultimate has more health in the update, and her second ultimate is called "Photon Barrier, which allows her to generate energy shields for the entire team.
While Symmetra is may be the first character to gain two ultimates in "Overwatch", Kaplan added that that the ability is “projected on a track of movement” and is designed to be more active than its previous iteration. It has also been compared to Winston and Reinhardt’s shield abilities.
Moreover, there are also changes to Symmetra’s turrets with six turrets able to be placed on a cooldown cycle instead of three and the beam from her primary fire has a slightly extended range. But despite this increased range, Kaplan ensures that “she’s not a long range beam sniper now”.
"Overwatch" is currently available for the PS4, Xbox One and PC platforms.