Blizzard president blames ‘mass DDOS attack’ for keeping you from playing Overwatch 2

Mercy in Overwatch 2. | Image: Blizzard

Overwatch 2 launched today — in theory, at least. The game’s servers clicked on this afternoon, but for the last few hours, many people trying to check out its removed 5v5 team shooter action are seeing nothing but this screen.

Image: Richard Lawler
Overwatch 2 “server connection failed...retrying” error screen

At least some of the issues can likely be chalked up to a “mass DDoS attack” targeted at Blizzard’s servers. “Teams are …

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