Blizzard announces three-part Overwatch mini-series starting this week By Heidi Nicholas, 04 Jul 2023 FollowtopicsOverwatch 2Blizzard EntertainmentFree to PlayLocal MultiplayerFirst Person ShooterHeidi Nicholas Blizzard has announced Genesis as an upcoming Overwatch mini-series, with the first part of the series set to arrive later this week.An Overwatch mini-series is set to begin later this week, with Part One of Genesis, titled Dawn, scheduled for July 6 at 9am PT / 5pm BST. Check out the trailer below.Overwatch mini-series Genesis kicks off on July 6"It was a technological golden age. Until it wasn’t," Blizzard says. "Introducing Genesis, an Overwatch mini-series." Aside from that very brief description and the trailer above, Blizzard isn't giving too much away about what to expect, except that Part One: Dawn will have a runtime of just over five minutes. Part Two: Innocence arrives on July 13 with a runtime of around six and a half minutes, followed the next week by Part Three: Rebirth, which has a runtime of almost seven minutes.We've seen Overwatch players praise the game's animation team and ask for more animated content and Overwatch lore for quite a while, so it'll be interesting to see the reaction to the Genesis mini-series.August will then bring Overwatch 2's "biggest update ever" with Invasion, which will feature new story missions, a new season, a new PvP mode, a new hero, and more.More Overwatch 2 stories: Overwatch 2 fans disappointed as Blizzard announces $15 story missions Xbox Games Showcase 2023: All reveals and Xbox Game Pass announcements Overwatch 2 Invasion to bring "biggest update ever" Xbox Pride Month post announces free content in Overwatch and more Overwatch 2 players feel betrayed after Blizzard cancels PvE mode Industry News Written by Heidi NicholasHeidi tends to lean towards indie games, RPGs, and open-world games on Xbox, and when not playing Disney Dreamlight Valley, happily installs every new wholesome game that appears on Xbox Game Pass, before diving back into favorites like The Witcher 3. She's looking forward to Age of Mythology Retold, Everwild, Fable, and Avowed on the Xbox horizon. Heidi graduated with an MA in English Literature before joining the TrueAchievements team.