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Overwatch will issue a new round of invites for three-day Beta Test Weekend

Blizzard is going to need some warm bodies for a weekend-long stress test for Overwatch, so be sure to watch your Battle.net account to see if you've made it into the Beta Test Weekend.

Ozzie Mejia

November 17, 2015 3:48 PM

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Only a select few have managed to make it into the Overwatch beta so far. That number is about to increased significantly this coming weekend, with Blizzard announcing its first invitation-only Beta Test Weekend to help give its servers a stress test.

Starting on Thursday night, Battle.net accounts across the Americas and Europe will be flagged to help participate in the Beta Test Weekend, which is set to officially launch this Friday at 9AM PT. The test will run through Monday at 9AM PT, with Blizzard primarily seeking out feedback in regards to technical issues. The full roster of 21 heroes (including the ones revealed at Blizzcon) will be available to play across Hanamura, King's Row, and Watchpoint: Gibraltar.

Be sure to keep an eye on your Battle.net desktop app, because those selected will only get access to the beta for that three-day stretch. For more on what to expect and how to submit feedback, visit the Battle.net post.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?