Overwatch® is Blizzard’s Biggest Open Beta Ever with 9.7 Million Global Players
May 12 2016 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Blizzard Entertainment’s futuristic team-based
shooter launches on PS4™, Xbox One, and PC starting May 24
Blizzard Entertainment today announced that more than 9.7
million players around the world played its upcoming
team-based shooter Overwatch® during the Open Beta for
PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, and Windows®
PC, making it Blizzard’s biggest open beta ever. By the time the
Open Beta came to a close on May 10, participants had joined forces
for more than 4.9 billion minutes (over 81
million hours) across more than 37 million matches of
intense competitive action, incredible teamwork, and all-out
fun.
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Blizzard Entertainment's Overwatch
features 21 unique heroes, each with their own extraordinary
weapons and abilities. (Graphic: Business Wire)
“We're thrilled that such an incredible number of players from
around the globe got a chance to check out Overwatch during the
Open Beta,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard
Entertainment. “Our mission was to make sure as many console and PC
gamers as possible could experience the full game ahead of its
launch—the response was overwhelming, and we hope that everyone had
a blast.”
In Overwatch, players choose from a diverse cast of 21
heroes—each with their own unique arsenal of extraordinary
weapons and incredible abilities—and team up to complete objectives
on battlefields set in locations around the globe. Blizzard’s
first-person shooter will arrive in stores on Windows PC,
PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, and Xbox One starting
May 24. Heroes from around the world can join the coming conflict
by pre-purchasing Overwatch today at www.playoverwatch.com/buy.
Overwatch will be available in English, Latin American Spanish,
Brazilian Portuguese, German, European Spanish, French, Italian,
Polish, Russian, Korean (PC only), Japanese (PC and PS4™ system
only), and traditional and simplified Chinese (PC only). Overwatch
has been rated T for Teen by the ESRB.
For more information about Overwatch, visit the official
website. For screenshots, videos, and other media, visit the
Blizzard Entertainment press site at
http://blizzard.gamespress.com/overwatch.
About Blizzard Entertainment,
Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and
the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises, Blizzard
Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision
Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of
entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry's
most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track
record includes nineteen #1 games* and multiple Game of the Year
awards. The company's online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of
the largest in the world, with millions of active players.
*Sales and/or downloads. Based on internal company records and
reports from key distribution partners.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking
Statements: Information in this press release that involves
Blizzard Entertainment's expectations, plans, intentions or
strategies regarding the future, including statements
about Overwatch, including with respect to its launch
date, features, and gameplay, are forward-looking statements that
are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment's actual future
results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements set forth in this release include
unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the
risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual
report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form
10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon
information available to Blizzard Entertainment and Activision
Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Blizzard
Entertainment nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to
update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be
incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future
performance of Blizzard Entertainment or Activision Blizzard and
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which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ
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