Blizzard Entertainment revealed a bunch of information about Overwatch 2 Season 19 today. The company also posted a roadmap that gives players a quick overview of what to expect throughout the season. Read on for the Overwatch 2 Season 19 release date, release time, and roadmap plus some extra details. We've also created a live countdown!

Here is our live countdown to Overwatch 2 Season 19. Since the season arrives at the same time for everyone, this countdown works no matter where you're located.

Season 19 of Overwatch 2 kicks off on Oct. 14. Blizzard Entertainment confirmed this in a trailer. We can also infer this by looking at our current Battle Pass.

Based on our own experience with major Overwatch 2 updates, Season 19's release time is likely Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. PT. This is the same as 2 p.m. ET. Below are more release dates and times. Simply look for your time zone or use a time zone converter to figure out when the update arrives in your area.

Here is the roadmap for Overwatch 2 Season 19. According to Blizzard Entertainment, Season 19 features the Haunted Masquerade game mode plus the arrival of Gadgets, new heroes, and new maps in Stadium. New mythic skins, meanwhile, go to Lifeweaver and Kiriko. Other highlights include the return of One-Punch Man in Overwatch 2 and a new hero trial.

This is a brand-new game mode that lets you put on a hero's mask and get a buff from it. Some hero and mask combinations also result in special bonuses. For example, if you're playing as Brigitte and you put on Reinhardt's mask, then you get a bigger shield.

As for the Stadium game mode in Season 19, it's getting 13 new Gadgets. These are active items that can be unleashed via a customizable hotkey. Some of the Gadgets are Colossus Core, Kitsune Charm, and Jet Skates. If you're playing as Reinhardt and choose Colossus Core, for example, then the tank hero becomes larger and gains health plus damage reduction for a short duration.

In terms of the new Stadium heroes, they are Torbjorn, Hazard, and Sojourn. One of the new maps, meanwhile, is Busan. Other updates to note include an Ana rework that features four new Stadium Powers.

The start of Overwatch 2 Season 19 features the mythic Divine Druid Lifeweaver hero skin plus mythic Spirit Keeper Kiriko weapon skin. There's also the Cyber Fuel Junkrat skin, but that's slated for the mid-season.

Interestingly, according to a press release via email and Blizzard Entertainment's official public accounts, it appears that the Season 19 Premium Battle Pass includes the mythic skins for Lifeweaver and Kiriko. This is a change from previous seasons where mythic skins required earning Mythic Prisms through the Battle Pass and spending them in the Mythic Shop.

Fans of One-Punch Man can soon experience the return of this Overwatch 2 collaboration as well. If we zoom in on the roadmap, it appears that there are two new One-Punch Man skins next to Saitama Doomfist, Genos Genji, and Terrible Tornado Kiriko. They appear to be Garou Wuyang and Fubukki Ashe.

Finally, the mystery surrounding Hero 45 is slowly unraveling as players can duke it out as her later on in Overwatch 2 Season 19 before she permanently joins the roster in Season 20.

That's all for now. Are you ready for the new season? Stick around on esports.gg for the latest Overwatch 2 news and updates!