Overwatch

Activision Blizzard's latest earnings call posited good news for World of Warcraft: the third quarter of the year saw the largest quarterly subscription increase in the franchise's history.

Given all we know about the newly announced Overwatch 2, it sounds like the game is less a sequel and more like an expansion.

Come one, come all to the Darkmoon Faire!

We don’t have a lot of time, so I want to cut to the chase: despite what Overwatch the game would have you think, Overwatch the franchise has a story to tell.

Overwatch 2 is going to be announced very soon.

Overwatch 2 was just announced at BlizzCon 2019.

We know very little about the Overwatch sequel -- or whatever Blizzard decides to call it -- but we do know that it's very likely in development and on its way.

Loot boxes.

Okay, I love Overwatch -- I love the setting, the characters, the lore, and the hints at a deeper, broader story just percolating beneath the surface.

We have a rumor that there's an Overwatch 2 in the works at Blizzard, although it sounds less like as direct sequel and more like a different kind of game entirely -- according to the rumors, people inside Blizzard have compared it to Left 4 Dead. Based on what I know bout L4D, that makes me wonder if Overwatch 2 is going to be a prequel, since in the Overwatch setting a good alternative to zombie hordes would be, well, robot hordes.