Overwatch 2: The First Double XP Weekend begins tonight, kicking off at 8:00 p.m

Tonight begins the first Double XP weekend in Overwatch 2.

It’s the first of three double XP weekends announced by Blizzard as an apology after the game’s launch issues.

How long is the double XP weekend running

It starts today, October 21st, at 8 p.m. German time, you will benefit from the double experience points until October 24th at 8 p.m.

Additional Double XP Weekends are planned for the following dates:

• Double XP Weekend #2: October 28, 8 p.m. to October 31, 8 p.m
• Double XP Weekend #3: November 24, 8 p.m. to November 28, 8 p.m

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What other excuse is there?

Aside from that, if you log into the game after October 25th, you can still get a Legendary Cursed Captain Reaper Skin and a Health Pack Weapon Charm as a reward.

At launch, Overwatch 2 had to deal with long queues, but there were also several DDoS attacks on the game’s servers.