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When the open beta of Overwatch launched earlier this month, the hype around Blizzard’s newest release hit a fever pitch. Gamers acquired a taste for this team-based shooter, and the weeks between the beta and the final release were nothing less than torturous if the countless posts on social media are to be believed. Thankfully, Overwatch is now officially available worldwide on the Xbox One, PS4, and PC. And from the early looks of things, it seems that everything is about a smooth as you’d expect it to be.

Critically, the game has been very warmly received. Metacritic currently has 10 reviews listed for the PC version, and it’s averaging a score of 94/100. Unfortunately, the console versions don’t have enough reviews to populate a score just yet. Over at our sister site IGN, the final review score isn’t quite ready. However, the review-in-progress is available, and it has a tentative score of 9.4/10. If the servers continue to remain steady, and there aren’t any surprise issues that pop up, it’s safe to assume that the score will hold.

A quick glance at the Overwatch forums shows that there are definitely some technical issues going around, but nothing seems particularly widespread. And if you check out the Overwatch hashtag on Twitter, it’s mostly just happy chatter from fans – not outrage. It’s a shame that there’s a small percentage of people who can’t play the game they purchased, but it’s par for the course — especially on the PC. No game will ever be completely bug-free.

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