GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Overwatch 2 is now live, and some players diving in will be surprised to learn that they are required to link a phone number to their Battle.net ...

Having worked as a writer since 2014, Martin Wood started as a gaming academic before joining GameRant. His passion and aspirations for the field began with his childhood favorites, like Pokemon ...

After negative feedback, Blizzard is scrapping Overwatch 2's requirement for a non-prepaid phone for most players. The change should come into effect this Friday, October 7. In a forum post, Blizzard ...

Overwatch 2 is just around the corner and the excitement just keeps on coming as the days count down to the launch of the new version of the game. However, there are going to be some changes to how ...

Mohamed from Egypt has been covering Japanese and indie games for more than 5 years for local and international outlets. He is very interested in the Japanese language and culture, and is a long term ...

Besides locking out those with prepaid phones, the SMS Protect system made it difficult for a large number of international players to play Overwatch 2 and Call of Duty because their phone numbers ...

Filip is a long-time gamer and writer with ample experience in both of these industries. Having started his gaming adventure with the venerable PSX, Filip soon discovered dedicated gaming magazines, ...

Thankfully, none of these issues were a direct consequence of the DDoS attack on the game on launch day. Blizzard has addressed the phone number issue and other launch problems, with the first update ...

Players are reporting Overwatch 2 phone number connection issues on Battlenet, causing concern that they will not be able to play the FPS game sequel when the Overwatch 2 release date arrives on ...

"Overwatch 2's" launch day for the world was met with massive problems, and it is because the game saw DDoS attacks and server issues in connecting to the company's infrastructures. Moreover, ...

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Blizzard recently announced additionalOverwatch 2 verification measures where players will need to add their phone numbers for extra security. The goal is to reduce cheating in the FPS hero shooter by ...