{"id":49639,"date":"2024-05-22T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/overwatch-2-ditches-another-new-game-mode-as-it-slowly-sheds-what-made-it-a-sequel\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T14:30:00","slug":"overwatch-2-ditches-another-new-game-mode-as-it-slowly-sheds-what-made-it-a-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/overwatch-2-ditches-another-new-game-mode-as-it-slowly-sheds-what-made-it-a-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch 2 Ditches Another New Game Mode As It Slowly Sheds What Made It A Sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/overwatch-2-skins-characters-reddit-steam-2023-1851119014\">Overwatch 2\u2019s<\/a> entire concept as a sequel was based on it offering new modes, seasonal cycles, and new monetization plans through battle passes and an overhauled cosmetics shop. Two of those pillars are very much intact, but many of the new game modes have not panned out over the past year and a half. Blizzard\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/overwatch-2-hero-mastery-gauntlet-mode-canceled-1851493342\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; kotaku.com<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overwatch 2\u2019s entire concept as a sequel was based on it offering new modes, seasonal cycles, and new monetization plans through battle passes and an overhauled cosmetics shop. Two of those pillars are very much intact, but many of the new game modes have not panned out over the past year and a half. 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