Soldier: 76 Overwatch Short Debuts May 22

Blizzard will premiere its next Overwatch animated short—Hero—on May 22 at 10am PT.

Hero will center on ex-Overwatch agent Soldier: 76 on a “personal mission” to Dorado. Soldier: 76 is tasked with investigating illegal activities of the Los Muertos gang when “an unexpected complication” puts his objective at risk.

Blizzard’s Hero animated short is the fourth and final of this season. It’ll be available to watch on the game’s site.

Blizzard’s hero-based shooter is set for a May 24 release—but the servers will go live on May 23 in some areas. We’ve got the exact times the Overwatch servers go live on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

While you wait, check out Blizzard’s latest Overwatch animated short, Dragons. You might as well catch brush up on the game’s heroes—we’ve got guides for it all, including the top 5 best Overwatch heroes for beginners and a guide for playing D.Va.

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This post was originally written by Nicole Carpenter.

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