kaplan and metzen starting overwatch panel.
backstory sound like cybernet/BSG without the nukes/ships and the RDF (overwatch) was formed to save humanity. for undescribed reasons, the RDF has the same lifecycle minus the invid.
some of the character designed to be successful in game without needing a high twitch factor.
they're making it "less lethal" than more militaristic shooters allowing players to be more involved in fighting.
size of 6 picked because when testing lower than that it allowed one person to dominate (or one doing bad to ruin) to too much of a degree.
CTF and payload like I thought. No DM.
Currently 12 playable chars, many more coming.
site now up and you can watch origin vids for the currently playable chars.
http://us.battle.net/overwatch/en/
each char has an ultimate ability that generates over time for use.
scout chick looks cool as hell.
now showing a vid of the devs playing the game.
bingo for me, titan cancelled internally about a year before announcement and to some degree elements of that used to kick start overwatch.