Blizzard has released a new short video with the official Twitter account of Overwatch. The video lasts only a few seconds and shows just a wall. Blizzard has previously used this method to hint at a major announcement. Is it a teaser for a new map or a new hero?
“The calm before the storm”: The official Overwatch account on Twitter tweeted a short video with the words “Calm before the storm”.
The video is just 6 seconds long and shows a wall covered with posters and graffiti. Visible images include one of Lúcio, a soccer ball, a box, anti-Omnic propaganda, and a picture of a monkey. The speculations in the community are running hot.
Calm before the storm. pic.twitter.com/yxzXyzdzuA
— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) June 21, 2018
Blizzard may be teasing a new hero or map
What the tweet is about has not yet been explained by Blizzard itself. However, the community’s speculations are rampant. New discussions about what the tweet aims to achieve keep igniting under the tweet.
A new map could be coming: Many Twitter users who reacted to the tweet see the teaser as an announcement for a new map. While the shown image could be from King’s Row, it might also depict a segment of a new map.
The last map added to the game is Petra, a deathmatch map. Before that, Rialto was introduced in May. Therefore, another map would be quite early for Blizzard – and rather unlikely.
Is a new hero, number 28, coming to Overwatch?
Fans want Hammond: The much larger focus of the post is on the images of the monkey in the background. Recently, rumors surfaced that Hammond is coming as hero 28 to Overwatch.
Hammond is one of the monkeys from the Horizon moon colony and is apparently known or friends with Winston. He is a bit smaller – which supports the idea that the graffiti depicts him. Most Twitter users see these images as a confirmation.
Blizzard trolls: Blizzard’s responses, on the other hand, remain quite cryptic. In response to the outraged outcry from Twitter user Derry, “What?! You can’t just post that without context!”, the casual reply was: “Oh. But we did.”
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