Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Overwatch 2 has had a really rough launch and although things do seem to be getting better this week might go down in history as Blizzard’s worst launch for a game ever. In this week’s Roundup, we are recapping all the things that went wrong with Overwatch 2’s debut and highlighting the promised fixes on the way.

In other news; Brazil approves Microsofts plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, a Cyberpunk 2077 sequel confirmed alongside 6 other CDPR games, Platinum apologizes for Babylon's Fall, Bayonetta 3 is getting a VO change up, and the Mario movie trailer set the internet on fire.

In this week’s 5-Second review Evan contemplates the highs and lows of Overwatch 2 and the Coming Soon section is packed with over 20 games!!! Completely wild. Anyways…

Thanks for watching and have a great weekend!

00:00 - Overwatch 2 has a lot to prove after it’s disastrous launch
09:15 - Brazil approves Microsoft’s plans to acquire Activision Blizzard
12:02 - Cyberpunk 2077 sequel confirmed plus 6 other CDPR games
14:58 - Platinum apologizes for Babylons Fall and a Bayonetta 3 VO update
17:17 - The Mario movie trailer sets the internet on fire
19:35 - 5-Second Review
19:57 - Coming Soon
28:27 - Quick teaser for next week

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SOURCES

[VGC] Overwatch 2 is having a rough launch
videogameschronicle.com/news/overwatch-2-servers-are-down-following-a-mass-ddos-attack-on-launch-day

[Twitter] Overwatch 2 is laggy everywhere
twitter.com/or2dash/status/1577586010795528199?s=20&t=z9otdyOycfi-2MBY3Bjeqg

[Charlie Intel] Overwatch 2 fan furious over phone issue
charlieintel.com/overwatch-2-players-furious-as-pre-paid-phone-issues-lock-them-out-of-game/202388

[Kotaku] Overwatch 2 players being punished for being poor
kotaku.com/overwatch-2-phone-requirement-fps-blizzard-cricket-mint-1849620021

[Metacritic] Overwatch 2 Metacritic
metacritic.com/game/pc/overwatch-2

[Gamerant] Overwatch 2 is being review bombed
gamerant.com/overwatch-2-review-bomb-why

[IGN] IGN Overwatch 2 review
ign.com/articles/overwatch-2-review

Game Informer Overwatch 2 review
gameinformer.com/review/overwatch-2/a-heroic-return#:~:text=Overwatch%202%20doesn't%20flip,a%20thousand%20hours%20since%202016.

[Polygon] Polygon Overwatch 2 review
polygon.com/reviews/23385539/overwatch-2-review-battle-pass-free-to-play-blizzard-entertainment

[Forbes] Brazil approves Microsoft’s proposal to buy Activision Blizzard
forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/10/06/brazil-approves-microsoft-activision-acquisition-says-it-doesnt-need-to-protect-playstation/?sh=2f8486984381

[GameSpot] 7 CDPR games in development
gamespot.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-sequel-new-witcher-games-and-an-original-ip-in-development-at-cd-projekt-red/1100-6508005

[The Gamer] CD Projekt Red creating a new studio in Boston to helm Cyberpunk 2077 sequel
thegamer.com/cdpr-creating-new-studio-boston-for-cyberpunk-2077-sequel

[CDPR] CDPR Press Release
cdprojekt.com/pl/media/aktualnosci/cd-projekt-aktualizuje-strategie-rozwoju-2

[Twitter] Pawel Sasko tweets
twitter.com/PaweSasko/status/1577365743422816272?s=20&t=FZn0HbRjslxlxD9Pa8v0YQ
[Variety] Chris Pratt says his Super Mario voice is unlike anything you’ve heard
variety.com/2022/film/columns/chris-pratt-super-mario-bros-voice-jurassic-world-dominion-1235301622

[Metacritic] Babylon’s Fall Metacritic
metacritic.com/game/pc/babylons-fall

[Game Developer] Square Enix will shut down Babylon’s Fall
gamedeveloper.com/business/square-enix-will-shut-down-i-babylon-s-fall-i-in-2023

[VGC] Platinum games are really sorry about Babylon’s fall
videogameschronicle.com/news/platinum-breaks-silence-on-babylons-fall-closure-were-extremely-sorry

[Deadline] Mario Movie tweets
deadline.com/2022/10/mario-chris-pratt-voice-reaction-1235137673

[YouTube] Super Mario Bros. movie trailer
youtube.com/watch?v=KydqdKKyGEk