'Overwatch' hero Orisa is officially out — just not in competitive modes

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Orisa is here. Mostly.

After three weeks on Overwatch's public test region, the new tank hero Orisa is available to play on all platforms today. For those who want to jump into the action with her in competitive, though, you'll have to keep waiting.

Orisa deploying her ultimate, Supercharger.

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Orisa, the quadrupedal robot with an automatic weapon for an arm, is an interesting new hero that blends together a few different elements from existing heroes and gives them a unique spin. Like with any new hero, Orisa and her abilities are shaking up the meta. But for the first time ever Blizzard is only making her playable in non-competitive modes — quick play, arcade and play vs. AI — to give players time to get used to her before she shakes up competitive, too. Read more...

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