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In light of Activision Blizzard’s pending acquisition by Microsoft, flagging interest, sponsorship troubles, a global pandemic, uncertainty regarding Overwatch 2, and talent layoffs and departures, the Overwatch League has had a giant question mark hanging over its head. Today, in a community update, the League confirmed its fifth season is indeed happening, with an opening day set for May 5th.
The fifth season of the Overwatch League brings with it several monumental changes to gameplay. Matches will now be played with teams of five instead of six, with teams fielding one tank instead of the traditional two. The wildly unpopular Assault game mode will be replaced with a new mode called Push. Push is similar to payload-style game types….
