{"id":92997,"date":"2016-05-24T09:19:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T07:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=92997"},"modified":"2016-05-24T09:19:44","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T07:19:44","slug":"blizzards-overwatch-is-now-available-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/92997-blizzards-overwatch-is-now-available-in-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"Blizzard\u2019s Overwatch is now available in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s futuristic team-based shooter is now available locally on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.<\/p>\n<p>Overwatch is a 6v6 shooter that takes place on Earth in the near future, where teams of soldiers, scientists, adventurers, and oddities clash for control of iconic locations around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The game features a diverse cast of 21 heroes\u2014each with their own unique arsenal of weapons and abilities\u2014who bend time and defy physics as they work together to complete objectives with their allies.<\/p>\n<p>Teamwork is critical as players swap heroes on the fly and combine their powers to game-changing effect\u2014the action is intense, with a focus on immediacy and fun.<\/p>\n<p>Players can choose between one of three modes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Quick Play mode<\/strong>, which automatically matches players with teammates and opponents of similar skill online.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Play Vs. AI mode<\/strong>, where players can test their mettle against computer-controlled opponents<\/li>\n<li><strong>Custom Games<\/strong>, which allow players to set special rules for hero switching, damage modifiers, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And there\u2019s more to come in the future: Blizzard plans to patch in new heroes and maps post-launch at no additional cost.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/overwatch.campaign.blizzard.com\/hero\/tracer\/eu.html?utm_source=%5b%25tp_PublisherName%25%5d&amp;utm_medium=DISPLAY&amp;utm_content=%5b%25tp_PlacementName%25%5d&amp;utm_campaign=MEC_%5b%25tp_CampaignName%25\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Overwatch<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the official Overwatch trailer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Overwatch Cinematic Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FqnKB22pOC0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s futuristic team-based shooter is now available locally on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":231,"featured_media":92925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17604],"tags":[665,2415,21,10096],"class_list":["post-92997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-blizzard","tag-blizzard-entertainment","tag-headline","tag-overwatch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/231"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}