Overwatch's newest heroes have just been revealed at Blizzard's annual video game convention, BlizzCon 2015.
Apart from three spanking new heroes, Blizzard also unveiled a new map, aptly dubbed Hollywood, as it boasts of a Wild West section, stages and studio establishments.
The most recent addition to the Overwatch collection are mech suit weilder D.VA, ice-princess Mei and Hanzo's ninja ro-bro (robot bro), Genji.
Pre-order requests, as well as a gallery of all the characters can be accessed on the Overwatch website.
Here are the details for the new heroes.
D.Va
Role: Tank
Hana Song is a 19-year-old mech pilot and ex pro-gamer. She is based in Busan, South Korea and a member of the Mobile Exo-Force of the Korean Army. Her abilities include Fusion Cannons, Boosters, Defense Matrix, Self-Destruct (Ultimate Ability), Light Gun and Call Mech (Ultimate Ability).
Mei
Role: Defense
Mei-Ling Zhou is a 31-year-old climatologist from Xi'an, China. Her portable climate-manipulation technology allows her to track down threats to the planet's ecosystem. Her abilities include the Endothermic Blaster, Cryo-Freeze, Ice Wall and Blizzard (Ultimate Ability)
Genji
Role: Offense
Genji Shimada is a 35-year-old adventurer who hails from Nepa. The youngest son of the Shimada ninja clan master, his abilities include Shuriken, Deflect, Swift Strike and Dragonblade (Ultimate Ability)
Both the Overwatch Origins Edition and Overwatch Collector's Edition are now availble for pre-purchase.
At $60, the Origins Edition comes with 21 heroes and five origin skins for characters Security Chief Pharah, Overgrown Bastion, Strike-Commander Morrison, Blackwatch Reyes and Slipstream Tracer. Digital Goodies included in the edition are Player Portraits, Baby Winston Pet, Mercy's Wings, Overwatch Card Back and Tracer Hero. The Origins Edition is available for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
The Origins Collector's Edition, at $130, contains everything in the Origins Edition, but also features a visual sourcebook, the Overwatch soundtrack and a 12.8-inch Soldier: 76 statue. Those who pre-purchase the Collector's Edition will also get the Noire Windowmaker skin upon launch.
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