'Overwatch' developers have revealed its Competitive Mode feature will be launched in June.
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Following the worldwide launch of the game on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, its developer Blizzard Entertainment has unveiled plans to launch Competitive Mode to the game's first content update in June.
The feature, which was recently added to the game during the closed beta in April, was pulled for rework, meaning it missed the game's successful open beta.
Now, though, it is now ready for a June launch.
During a Facebook Q&A, game director Jeff Kaplan said: "Our first big content update for Overwatch will be Competitive Mode. I don't want to promise an exact date, because I'm sure whatever date I say right now will be wrong.
"My rough commitment, or 'not-commitment,' would be sometime toward the end of June--middle to end of June. We want to have Competitive Mode in. We already have it in internally, in fact we were playing it this weekend and we're starting to get a feel for it. (sic)"
The mode allows experienced players who reached level 25 to 'rank up' through a series of divisions and tiers in month-long seasons.
Players were also able to view their worldwide rankings and receive progression rewards, including new sprays, player icons, and character voice lines.
Mr Kaplan said: "A lot has changed. Competitive mode is the current focus of the 'Overwatch' team, and it's the most important thing for us to add to the game right now."
According to Kaplan, changes to the mode include lengthened seasons that are expected to run for about three months instead of the original one month.