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We're a week away from Blizzard launching the new Overwatch event to celebrate the game's second anniversary, and as they approach the occasion, the team decided to drop a new Developer Update video with a few bits of news. The biggest item to take away is that Overwatch just reached a new goal of having 40[...]

Things in the Overwatch League are starting to heat up in a huge way The league is set to return this Wednesday after a week and a bit off, ready to start the fourth and final stage of the competition before playoffs. There are six spots open for the final playoffs, with all 12 teams having[...]

After having the date leaked in Brazil over the weekend, Blizzard has come out of the gate swinging this morning with details about Overwatch's next anniversary event for 2018 Suffice to say, the developers are going all out and it's pretty much a given that we'll be seeing some videos about this content in the[...]

We all knew that an Anniversary event was bound to happen for Overwatch this year, we just didn't know any of the finer details to it yet because Blizzard likes to keep all of that stuff under tight lip as much as possible Well, sometimes, plans don't always go the way you expect them to[...]

Blizzard has announced that the Overwatch League Grand Finals will be taking place in New York at the Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets. It's hard to believe the Overwatch League is already in its final stretch It's been a mammoth esports event, but even so, we are coming into the final stage of the season[...]

This week, Blizzard introduced a new pink skin for Overwatch's Mercy, with the proceeds going to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The skin will cost you $15, but 100% of the proceeds will be going toward the fund And in case you're wondering, no, this isn't the average skin that you can just randomly get in a[...]

Last night, the Overwatch League's Boston Uprising announced that their coach, Dae-hee "Crusty" Park, would be departing the team There wasn't much fanfare or explanation to the announcement, only a message left on the team's page. credit//Overwatch League Today the Boston Uprising have announced the departure of Coach Dae-hee "Crusty" Park Following internal conversations with Crusty and our[...]

In the Overwatch League, New York Excelsior has taken the Stage 3 play-offs against the Boston Uprising, giving them their second consecutive stage win as the inaugural season moves into its final stretch. Going into yesterday, Boston Uprising had had a perfect stage, going 10-0 in regular games It really was a Cinderella story for the[...]

The latest patch that Blizzard's devs have thrown into Overwatch this weekend fixed more than a fair share of bugs in the game and added the Rialto map, but also added in some new changes to a few characters on the roster You can read the full list of notes here, but we have the[...]

The company announced a record first quarter of sales, which they credit to the immense amount of player engagement in their many franchises, but with an emphasis on Overwatch and Call of Duty. "Activision Blizzard had another strong quarter, growing year-over-year, setting top and bottom line records, and over-performing guidance Our continued ability to set new records speaks[...]

Blizzard has reported in a conference call that the Overwatch League is doing very well, with a growing audience of millions and new teams coming in the next year. The Overwatch League was a big risk before it started early this year The plan Blizzard had put in motion was easily one of the most ambitious[...]

Now that the latest event is finished in Overwatch, the developers have made good on their promise to add the Rialto map to the game and have officially done so today by making it an escort mission The map gained a lot of popularity during the Archives event where you played as four members of[...]

Blizzard has announced all of the teams set to play in the Overwatch World Cup, bringing in 24 countries spread across four host countries. The Overwatch World Cup is going to be a fascinating thing this year With the context of the Overwatch League behind it, it will feel like a much bigger and more understandable[...]

Overwatch's next map, Rialto will be leaving the PTR tomorrow and making its way into the full game, although there will be a little bit of a wait until it hits competitive. Overwatch usually spends a while with it map in the PTR While characters and patches usually take a week or so to transition, maps can take[...]

If you've been watching the Overwatch League, chances are you have a pretty good idea of both who your favorite players are and who you believe the best of the best is from this year's crop of gamers So, of course, the league wants your opinion on who the MVP is for the season Today[...]

Ever since it was announced that Symmetra would be moving to be a defensive hero in Overwatch from the support hero group, fans of the character (including us) have been worried as to what it would mean for her abilities and the way she plays in the game Some of that speculation has been quelled[...]

If you're not playing on the Overwatch PTR servers right now, you're missing out on one of the most overpowered maneuvers they've ever created and will probably kill off within 72 hours of everyone talking about it As you may be aware, the Blizzard devs are experimenting with Hanzo in a couple new ways, and one of[...]

In an interview, Blizzard has revealed that Overwatch's Symmetra is likely getting a rework and importantly, will be moved from a support class to a defensive one. credit//Blizzard Symmetra had the most complicated existence in Overwatch out of all the heroes She was the first character to receive a substantial rework, and her place in the standings is conflicting[...]

One of the worst maps to ever play on in Overwatch is the Horizon Lunar Colony It has been the bane of many a gamer's existence since it was introduced last year and plays about as well as you would expect for a map with terrible corners and few hiding spots According to keenly-eyed people[...]

Would you be down to play a Call Of Duty game if it played more like Overwatch does? That's the latest rumor going around in regards to Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 The news comes from CharlieINTEL, who is actually pretty good at snagging CoD news and rumors that turn out to be fact[...]

Overwatch has just seen a pretty consequential patch hit the PTR, most notably, bringing huge changes to Hanzo. credit//Blizzard Overwatch's PTR is a pretty busy place right now The new map in the game, Rialto has made its way to the test servers and now we have a whole host of other changes in testing[...]

Blizzard has put Overwatch's newest map Rialto live on the Public Test Realms. Overwatch is currently going through its archive event, centred around the Retribution mission If you've not yet played it (and you should, it's good fun), it tells the story of Blackwatch and how the group really messed up a lot of political support[...]

Overwatch's Hanzo has seen a buff to one of the most maligned abilities in the game by way of the scatter arrow in a new patch, but it appears to have been a mistake prior to the ability being removed soon. credit//Blizzard Hanzo's scatter arrow has been a constant source of frustration for Overwatch players[...]

Last week, we talked about how Twitch and the Overwatch League were partnering up to have an All-Access Pass that would get you better ways to interact with the league games and give you special in-game items you couldn't get anywhere else Today, we finally got a look at the skins that they'll be presenting[...]

Overwatch League's Dallas Fuel has terminated the contracts of its head coach Kyle 'KyKy' Souder and recently acquired DPS player Dong-jun "Rascal" Kim. Dallas Fuel has had a rough time since the start of the Overwatch League Many expected them to be the best Western team in the competition before it kicked off earlier in the year, but[...]

Then we checked out some of the goods, as you can see below, and took a few photos of our favorites from the Ultimate Hoodies line. I'm a sucker for the women of Overwatch, primarily because almost all of the character I main in the game are women So I was immediately stoked to see the[...]

While Blizzard was on the scene at PAX West, their primary focus (which we'll discuss later) was on World of Warcraft, while Overwatch was more of a featured attraction this time around for fans to have fun with While we caught up with some of the crew, we also got to hang out and participate[...]

Today, Blizzard and Twitch released a new announcement detailing new ways the two would partner up to make the Overwatch League a much more interactive experience, which includes introducing an All-Access Pass for viewers April 14th is being declared "Twitch Day at the Overwatch League", which will celebrate the partnership they've had so far and introduce[...]

Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has said in an interview that a fully-fledged Overwatch campaign would be a huge undertaking for the team, but admits they are listening to feedback on the idea. As the years have gone on, I have begun to wonder how likely a story based campaign in Overwatch might be The game has dabbled[...]

After allegations of sexual misconduct involving a minor surfanced, the 21-year-old Overwatch League player Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez has been suspended from both the league and his team Boston Uprising The suspension is indefinite at this time. The news started to spread on Twitter this weekend after a collection of screenshots showing a conversation between Sanchez and a[...]