Blizzard teases new Overwatch map in Havana with latest lore update

Fariha Bhatti Published 08/04/2019

Blizzard has dropped a surprise piece of lore via the Overwatch website, detailing a location that could tease a new map.

The blog piece is a fictional newspaper detailing the suspicious rise of a company located in Havana.

The depicted story shares information about a family run business, a rum distillery that creates a well known Cuban drink called “Don Rumbotico”. According to the fictional article, the business was operated by the same family for almost 200 years before the factory burned down under suspicious circumstances and the business was sold.

Within the story, the new company that purchases the factory then goes on to make the drink famous around the world. The company is not named, but fans of the Overwatch franchise can likely assume that the shady deal was completed by the villainous group known as Talon.

Further supporting this theory is the fact that the article also references a second location within Havana that the same mysterious company also bought. The Havana Seaport, once open to local businesses, has since become private property with an unprecedented amount of traffic and with soldiers guarding the perimeter.

Having two such distinct locations, with a fully rendered image that looks like a typical spawn room, could strongly suggest a new map in Havana that could be either an escort or two-point capture map. Given that recent map Paris is a two-point capture map, this could very well be a tease for a new escort map.

Fans have suspected that Havana would be the next map location for some time, as the airport spawn room on the Numbani was updated to show Havana as a possible location to visit. The other posters in the same style have only ever referenced in-game maps, leading many to see this change as a tease.

It is also the right time of year for a new Archives event, an event that is typically the most lore heavy out of all of the seasonal events. Last year, the event began on April 10 and introduced the Rialto map. The same could prove true for Havana this year.

Fariha Bhatti

About Fariha Bhatti

Fariha Bhatti is a long-time gaming writer who loves competitive FPS games and slots with particularly fun themes. She got her start playing classic games developed by SNK, from legendary fighting game series The King of Fighters to challenging platform franchise Metal Slug. She now spends most of her time playing Valorant and Counter-Strike 2 while working her way through new slot releases to find her next favorite. Fariha has been published at PCGamesN, TalkEsport and ONE Esports.

View full profile

Read Also

Movies & TV

Will The Batman Part II Be Delayed Again? Zachary Roberts The Batman: Part II has already been delayed three times. It was supposed to come out this month, actually. Three delays later, though, and it's on the slate for February 2028, which would be almost six years to the month after the first movie. Is it going to be delayed again? Movie fans live in fear of that very thing in these uncertain times. Any piece of art, including video ...

Kick

Nigerian Musician Davido Joins Kick: Here’s What We Know Khizar Mundia Afrobeats star David “Davido” Adedeji Adeleke has joined livestreaming platform Kick and expressed his intention to begin a new part of his career. Kick has previously revealed that the platform has stepped back from signing streamers with large deals and also stopped encouraging gambling content. Both announcements were met with widely positive reactions, as there was much criticism regarding casino streaming and many people believed huge deals led to streamers ...

Dota 2

BLAST SLAM VIII Finals predictions and preview Michael Hassall It’s been a long road, but after a strangely-formatted group stage, and a decidedly anticlimactic playoffs, we’re down to the final three teams in BLAST SLAM VIII. The finals are today (Oct. 11) and we’ll see the premier teams in Dota 2 clash. Perhaps disappointingly, we’re not seeing a new wave of top-teams at the pinnacle of Dota 2 competition, with the three final teams being the same trio we’ve ...

Twitch

Kai Cenat Reveals Japan IRL Tour and Says He Wants To Go to Space Khizar Mundia Twitch star Kai Cenat has recently expanded his content to include IRL tours, and Japan is next on the list of places he will be heading it seems. The American kicked off his Exploring the Unexplored IRL series with Iceland, reportedly becoming the first streamer to broadcast from inside a volcano. This was a massive accomplishment, but just a few days later Cenat became embroiled in controversy with Reginald “Reggie” Travers. ...

News

NFL petitions U.S. Supreme Court for clarity on prediction markets Michael Hassall The heat is officially on for prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket as the NFL, one of the United States’ biggest sports leagues, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the classification of prediction markets. In a brief filed late on Thursday (Oct. 8), the National Football League (NFL) backed the state of New Jersey’s request for the U.S.’s highest legal entity to review whether ...

GTA

Lacy Reveals GTA 6 Marathon Plans and Monthly Income Breakdown Khizar Mundia Nick “Lacy” Fosco recently made headlines after announcing he would disable Twitch ads on his streams. Now, the streamer has revealed plans for an upcoming GTA 6 marathon, alongside a breakdown of his monthly earnings and expenses.. Lacy is in the news frequently, whether it's because of his relationship, drama with other streamers, or even leaving CORE. The creator recently also limited his Twitch ads significantly after starting, saying that ...

News

Crypto Casino Stake To Launch In Alberta, Canada Khizar Mundia Stake co-founder Eddie Craven made an X post announcing that the casino has secured licensing approval in Alberta, Canada, and will be launching its services in the new location imminently. Crypto casino Stake is one of the most popular gambling sites, with livestreaming platform Kick having been a major marketing force for it over the years. Both platforms are owned by co-founders Eddie Craven and Bijan Tehrani. While Kick has ...