Razer and blizzard entertainment announce official overwatch peripherals

Razer, the world leader in high-end peripherals, gaming software and systems, and Blizzard Entertaiment, the developer of the most epic games in the industry, today announced the launch of a full range of Chroma range peripherals. Fully customized for Blizzard's upcoming team shooter game Overwatch.

Developed in a new universe, Overwatch is a 6vs6 team FPS with a wide variety of unique heroes in its history and abilities. As part of the launch-ready range of peripherals, Razer has selected the award-winning Razer DeathAdder Chroma Mouse, Razer BlackWidow Chroma Mechanical Keyboard, and Goliathus Extended Mat. All with different and personalized elements from the Overwatch universe.

Players who enjoy the Razer BlackWidow Overwatch keyboard will experience the Chroma lighting effects during the action, including the character's signature color and displaying life levels or cooldowns of abilities by keyboard lights. All in real time thanks to Razer Synapse customization software. *

Here's an example of Overwatch's built-in keyboard effects:

All Overwatch Razer products will be available for viewing at the Razer booth during the BlizzCon® 2015 event this weekend.

"Overwatch is one of the most anticipated games for next year, and all of us who have played it agree that it will be a success, " says Min-Liang Tan, Co-Founder and CEO of Razer. “We are excited to provide the best peripherals for Blizzard and PC gaming fans. Both for their custom design as well as the capabilities of their Chroma lighting system, these peripherals will offer a great experience and performance for Overwatch players. ”

Overwatch will follow Blizzard's formula in its "easy to play, hard to master" games, with a system based on choosing a hero and forming a team of 6 in which to play on objective maps, all based on a global futuristic environment with multiple stages in different countries. We find maps located on the streets of London, a market in an Egypt with a technological environment or the most advanced city in the world in Africa. Each and every one of these maps have different objectives. Unique and different to win the game.

"We are excited to be able to work with Razer to bring the best peripherals for all Overwatch players, and that they can enjoy the clear competitive advantage, " said Matt Beecher, vice president of global products for Blizzard Entertainment. "The Overwatch development team has prepared innovative ways to integrate the gameplay of the game with the technological capabilities of Razer peripherals, creating a complete personalization and effects experience."

* All Chroma lighting effects are available on Razer BlackWidow Chroma and DeathAdder Chroma peripherals through Razer Synapse software.