Highlights
- Overwatch 2 celebrates the LGBTQ+ community with Pride events, including a new hero comic and esports tournament.
- Venture, the first trans and non-binary hero, faces off against Mauga and Talon in Ilios in the new comic.
- Overwatch 2 supports 10 LGBTQ+ content creators daily on Twitch, along with a Pride map variant and a clothing drive.
Overwatch 2 just revealed its Pride plans for June 2024, including some LGBTQ+ content creator highlights, a Venture comic and Twitch drop, and a Blizzard Gear Store charity drive. This June, Overwatch 2 is making its support known with plenty of activities both in and out of the game all month long.
Last year, Overwatch 2 held its first in-game Pride event. This holiday aimed to celebrate the various LGBTQ+ heroes in Overwatch 2, including Soldier: 76 and Tracer, while also showing support for its queer community and developers. The Midtown map was transformed into a Pride parade ground, and a new short story confirmed Pharah and Baptiste’s sexualities, adding the Overwatch 2 heroes to the growing roster of LGBTQ+ characters.
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This year, Overwatch 2 is bringing back Pride in a big way. On June 7, Venture – the first trans and non-binary hero in Overwatch 2 – is getting a new comic revolving around their clash with Mauga and Talon in Ilios. On June 8 and 9, Calling All Heroes, a competitive esports series that highlights marginalized individuals, is holding a double-elimination tournament featuring circuit points, cash prizes, and the chance for viewers to earn the non-binary flag-themed Monarch Venture skin as a Twitch drop.
Overwatch 2 Pride Month Schedule for 2024
- June 3-14 – Highlights for 10 different LGBTQ+ Overwatch 2 content creators daily on Twitch, featured on the Battle.net client and in-game
- June 7 – Venture’s Adventure: Tangle with Talon comic, featuring the new LGBTQ+ Overwatch 2 hero facing off against Mauga and Talon while on an archeology dig in Ilios
- June 8-9 – Calling All Heroes, a competitive esports series that focuses on supporting marginalized genders.
- Twitch Drops are available during the event, including the Monarch Venture skin inspired by the non-binary flag colors.
- All Month – Pride-themed map variant for Midtown.
- All Month – New LGBTQ+ clothing on the Blizzard Gear store, of which 100% of the proceeds will go towards the Trevor Project.
What’s more, Overwatch 2 will be highlighting 10 different LGBTQ+ content creators each day between June 3 and 14. Fans will be able to learn more about these streamers through Twitch, or directly on Battle.net and in the game client, but Overwatch 2 also shared the Twitch channels for these creators on the announcement blog for ease of access.
The changes to the Midtown Hybrid map will also come back all month long, featuring the colorful Pride decorations that debuted in Overwatch 2 last year. On top of that, the Blizzard Pride Collection on the Gear Store features shirts, hoodies, and other clothing inspired by the company’s various IPs, and is available now through the end of June. 100% of the proceeds go to the Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ youths, so fans can support a good cause while showing their true colors.
Overwatch 2
Overwatch 2 is Blizzard’s free-to-play team-based first-person shooter. The title features some new heroes like Junker Queen and Sojourn, as well as returning favorites.
- Franchise
- Overwatch
- Released
- October 4, 2022
