2024 is the Year of the Hero Shooter
Summary Between 2007 and 2017, games likeTeam Fortress 2andOverwatchcontributed to the rising popularity of the hero shooter genre, despite titles likeThe Amazing Eternals,Battleborn, andLawBreakersfailing to achieve this level of success. However, when games such asPlayerUnknown’s BattlegroundsandFortnitegained recognition in 2017, battle royales firmly took hold of the shooter community. Now, although battle royales still enjoy considerable prevalence, hero shooters are making a comeback. A cornerstone of the genre,Overwatch 2has served as both a sequel and a replacement for the originalOverwatch....