Earlier this year, Blizzard announced Stadium as the "biggest game mode we've ever made." The announcement also called it an "entirely new way to experience Overwatch." Ahead of its launch, Blizzard will debut an official Overwatch 2 Stadium trailer for its gameplay. Here are the details on that, our live Overwatch 2 Stadium countdown, and a quick explainer of what exactly players can expect from this new game mode.

Here is the Overwatch 2 Stadium gameplay trailer. The premiere of it is set for April 14 at 9 a.m. PT. This is the same as April 14 at 12 p.m. ET. Once that time arrives, you'll be able to watch it in full.

We've created a countdown for the launch of the Overwatch 2 Stadium game mode as well. According to Blizzard, it's arriving on April 22, which also marks the start of Overwatch 2 Season 16 and the arrival of Freja as hero 43!

In terms of the exact release date and time of the Stadium game mode, it's likely April 22 at 11 a.m. PT. Based on our own experience, Blizzard typically updates Overwatch 2 on Tuesdays at that time. This can be corroborated via the Season 15 Battle Pass in our screenshot above as well.

Stadium refers to a brand-new game mode launching in Overwatch 2 Season 16. It features a best-of-seven (Bo7) system that includes coins in each round. Players use these coins to unlock and customize hero abilities. Think of them as modifications that are reminiscent of the ones from 2023’s Trials of Sanctuary and 2024’s Junkenstein’s Laboratory.

For example, one of them lets Soldier: 76 buff the attack speed of his teammates within the radius of Biotic Field. Players can also choose between first-person or third-person perspectives.

Art director Dion Rogers and senior game designer Dylan Snyder talked about Stadium during the Overwatch 2 Spotlight livestream back in March as well. The clip of that particular segment is below.

That's all for now. Are you excited about the upcoming Stadium game mode in Overwatch 2? Stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates!