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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[...]

One of the most annoying things about the Overwatch continuity is that no one can ever really tell us what the hell Blackwatch is, does, or serves a purpose to beyond being a recruitment wing for Talon This month we may have some sort of a clue what its original purpose was, as the latest[...]

Things are looking pretty dicey for the Blackwatch group in the latest Overwatch event Along with the Uprising event you get to play from last year's journal with Tracer, this year you get a brand-new mission with the whole Blackwatch crew that slightly ties into the new comic released this week The mission, dubbed Retribution,[...]

Blizzard has released the latest issue of the Overwatch comic from Matt Burns and Gary Shuko Issue #16 is titled Retribution and explores Blackwatch's past and the events that may have led to the end of Overwatch The summary teaser reads, "When Overwatch is unable to apprehend a prominent member of Talon, Reyes gathers the members of Blackwatch to[...]

Before Stage Three kicks off tomorrow in the Overwatch League, a pair of teams have finalized a trade that on the surface may not look like much, but it could be a game changer for everyone involved The Dallas Fuel and Los Angeles Valiant, two teams that have been having their own set of ups and[...]

Today has been fun of different bits of Overwatch news, but to us, the best piece of all of this comes from Kotaku, where they've learned that the developers at Blizzard are trying to train their computers to detect bad players in the community According to an interview with director Jeff Kaplan, the crew have been[...]

Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has talked about the possibility of a Battle Royale mode in the game and says the idea excites him, but that we probably shouldn't expect anything like it anytime soon. Battle Royale is everywhere right now The PUBG and Fortnite steam trains are still rolling pretty fast and others are already jumping on[...]

The Overwatch crew released a new video last night, giving us some details as to what the next Uprising event will be — and it appears that this time around we may actually be getting much more than we bargained for The video (featuring game director Jeff Kaplan and lead engineer Tim Ford) isn't very[...]

Blizzard released a new trailer today for Overwatch's upcoming event in April, which will be the second Uprising event that happens on King's Row However, this time around it looks like there's more to it we're not being told yet If you watch the video below it talks about Archives File 0382, which its accesses[...]

And for the wife of one angry Overwatch player, the sheets worked. https://twitter.com/erasmusNYT/status/976461413685264384 As the Daily Dot reports: According to the gamer, who posted his story on Reddit, his wife noticed how upset he would get when he lost a match on Overwatch He would rage out at his opponents, his teammates, and himself, and he seemed to believe the game was[...]

We kinda knew this was coming, but today Blizzard confirmed the news that the company will be launching Overwatch's second Uprising event, kicking off on April 10th The news sort of came down today with a brand new tweet letting fans know that an event taking place seven years ago at King's Row will be[...]