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Overwatch’s new character Echo, Competitive Open Queue now available

Overwatch has added new character Echo alongside a new Competitive Open Queue mode to all players across all versions of the game, Blizzard has confirmed.

“Competitive Open Queue will run for roughly four weeks,” Blizzard advised. “This mode will use standard Competitive Play rules, including hero pools and one hero limit, but will have no role restrictions or role queues.”

As we covered back in March, Echo has the ability to ‘clone’ herself as any enemy that’s not herself. She’s got a Tri-Shot weapon, can deploy sticky bombs and has a beam attack that’s incredibly effective on opponents and barriers with less than 50% health.

Overwatch is currently available on Windows PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Switch.


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