Blizzard announces over 250,000 penalized or banned Overwatch 2 players since launch

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Blizzard announces over 250,000 penalized or banned Overwatch 2 players since launch

Back in October 2022, Blizzard released Overwatch 2 on almost every available platform. Alas, this sequel was quickly criticised for its flagrant lack of content... And then came the cancellation of the PvE, which didn't help matters either.

Nevertheless, the developers are proud of their work, and have just released some impressive figures. In less than a year, over 250,000 users have been banned or penalized. This astronomical figure is the result of Blizzard's "zero-tolerance policy towards cheating and botting".

Source: eurogamer.net

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