Though his official in-game name is Wrecking Ball, literally everyone is calling the latest character Hammond after the hyper-intelligent hamster piloting the ball-like mech. After all, D.Va is Hana Song’s nickname, not the name of her mech.
Anyway, Hammond is out now in Overwatch, having been patched into the live game yesterday.
Hammond, the Champion of Junkertown rides around in a great big mech that can roll up into a ball and use a claw to get around and damage enemies it bumps into. In combat mode, it faetures quad cannons, a minefield ability to set straps and a shield generator to add to its Tank credentials.
This hero addition comes alongside a balance patch that buffs Soldier 76, McCree, Bastion and Mei by increasing maximum damage range on their respective weapons, tones down Hanzo, Black Widow and Mercy, and tweaks Sombra.
Overwatch is having a free weekend on PC starting on Thursday 26th July and running through to the end of the month, which is all in aid of celebrating and highlighting the grand finale of the Overwatch League, taking place on 27th and 28th.
Source: press release
