Overwatch was recently released to the public on May 24, officially launching Blizzard's new massively multiplayer online (MMO) first-person shooter (FPS) game in years.
The game allows players to choose from a total of 21 unique heroes, each with their own set of different abilities, in action-packed 6-person team shooting matches. Depending on their chosen heroes, players can assume specific roles in a team: offense, defense, tank and support.
In only two weeks, Overwatch has received an overwhelming amount of response, reaching about 7 million players with combined game time hours of 119 million. The game's massive feat has been declared by Blizzard as one of the world's most successful video game launches.
The game's growing popularity continues to soar and has even reached the likes of Tesla CEO Elon Musk who, in an earlier tweet, highly recommended the game to his followers.
Highly recommend @PlayOverwatch by the good people of @Blizzard_Ent if you like ultrafast team FPS actionhttps://t.co/GAIamvAPnn
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2016
In the tweet, Musk links to an Honest Game Trailer's teaser version of the game; a YouTube channel that creates "honest" trailers, supposedly showcasing what most titles, be it movies, games or other brands, really offer to the public.
It is unknown, however, if Musk does play Overwatch or perhaps he was amused by the Honest Game trailer so much so that he would tweet about it, leading to a free advertisement on his Twitter account. He does have access to 4.1 million followers, of which a few could add to Overwatch's growing player base.
Reddit user zweineukonto, whose comment has since been downvoted, supposes that the Tesla CEO was paid by Blizzard to tweet a blurb about the game, while others were quick to comment on his speculations.
Recently, the Tesla CEO, who seems to be just about everywhere in this modern age, that is, SpaceX, Tesla Motors, and Hyerloop, has been quoted to believe that everyone on earth is living a real-world game simulation.
Musk's apparent fondness for Overwatch takes this supposed simulation theory a step further and now places the game within a game. Inception, anyone?
Overwatch is available on Xbox One, PS4 and PC platforms. The game can be bought from the its main website, with three editions to choose from: original edition priced at $39.99, Origins edition priced at $59.99 and Collector's edition, price depending on the outlet buyers choose from.
An Overwatch gameplay trailer can be viewed below:
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