overwatch Archives

credit//Blizzard Because we just can't get enough loot box controversies, this one features Blizzard's hero shooter Overwatch which had a major cosmetics update this week consisting of over 100 items for all 26 heroes The problem is that all of the new items are pretty scarce, and some players are arguing that the loot box odds have changed.   The official[...]

We're back with a new spotlight on another fantastic Overwatch League game featuring both home Los Angeles teams. It's been a little bit since I've highlighted an Overwatch League game A lot has been played since my first one, and there have been some truly excellent games in the league We are starting to get a[...]

Blizzard World, alongside some pretty impressive new cosmetics, has hit Overwatch after months of waiting. credit//Blizzard Overwatch's newest maps has been a long time coming Announced at November's BlizzCon, the map has been available to PC players on the PTR for some time, but for everyone else, and those who want to play matches that count, it's been[...]

Blizzard's Korean Overwatch forums released a statement this week informing fans that they have helped track down and turn over to police several individuals selling illegal hacking software that messed with the game A year-long investigation nabbed 13 players for distributing programs like aimbots, another in a list of players that Blizzard and the Overwatch[...]

The first year of the Overwatch League has its first controversy As we reported two days ago, the Dallas Fuel deactivated Felix "xQc" Lengyel after he went online and made what has now been confirmed by multiple sources as homophobic remarks toward an openly gay player, Austin "Muma" Wilmot of the Huston Outlaws, after the Fuel[...]

Overwatch players might want to start tuning up their skills and playing as many maps as possible in the weeks ahead, as Blizzard are going all-out on revealing more Epic Skins that you can download in the game Today the company revealed five more on Twitter, featuring new looks for Reaper, McCree, Junkrat, Zenyatta, Symmetra[...]

The two biggest stories coming out of the Overwatch League this week have to deal with player and personnel issues, one from the Dallas Fuel and the other from the Shanghai Dragons We'll start with the Fuel who, according to ESPN, benched Felix "xQc" Lengyel and put him down as "deactivated" against their match against the[...]

The Overwatch League is well into their second week of competition and we're starting to see who are the stronger teams and where people's skills really sit as some of the best in the world take each other on But while all of the players are doing their best to make the league sizzle for[...]

Overwatch is about to get a bunch of new skins and to celebrate, Blizzard will be showing off a new skin every day until it comes out. credit//Blizzard One of the complaints about Overwatch skins is that all the new ones often come as part of events This means not only are they only available for a limited[...]

Overwatch League saw huge numbers in its first week, with Activision claiming it reached 10 million viewers. There were a lot of questions around Overwatch League before it launched Questions about the production value, level of competition and importantly, would anyone watch it? The early signs were very, very good though with the first day blowing[...]

Blizzard has announced its Blizzard World Overwatch map is on its way to the live version of the game next week. credit//Blizzard It's been a bit of a long road for Blizzard World The map was revealed all the way back in November at BlizzCon The map, which brings together a ton of Blizzard franchise into one[...]

Whenever Jeff Kaplan speaks on the subject of Overwatch, people tend to listen because he doesn't really add a lot of unnecessary junk to what he says When he tells you a hero is getting nerfed, there's a reason why (Although, I would really love to hear why Mercy needs to be tweaked every three[...]

It's been reported that Twitch, who recently announced an exclusivity deal for the Overwatch League, paid a whole bunch of money for the privilege. The Overwatch League is kicking off today, and there is a lot riding on it It's almost certainly one of the most ambitious and expensive esports ventures ever, and a lot of very[...]

Check out one of the most enthralling and high-quality matches in Overwatch League so far, right here. The Overwatch League kicked off two days ago now, and we are beginning to now understand it, its audience, and the quality of matches In just about every one of those cases, it has impressed It's been a really[...]

credit// Blizzard The Overwatch League might just be the thing to really put eSports on the map of notable sporting events However, the league is lacking something obvious Not a single member of any of the Overwatch League teams is female If you don't believe me, you can check out the official list of players on[...]

The Overwatch League flew past expectations on its opening night, racking up a massive 415k viewers at its peak viewing times on Twitch. The league kicked off last night, and not that many people knew how it was going to go It was all pretty untested, and even though it's was the start of one of[...]

Those of you who have been patiently waiting to find out when Overwatch will finally release Blizzard World and give you a fresh map to play on, Jeff Kaplan just stepped in and gave you an answer The question was brought up in their forums this week, to which Kaplan responded with the text below. credit//Blizzard Blizzard World[...]

The Overwatch League is set to kick off today, bringing one of the most ambitious esports ventures to an open. Last night, Overwatch saw a pretty big overhaul with a whole load of new skins supporting each team, so if you've played the game, you know how inescapable the launch is Blizzard has been pushing the league[...]

After already making fans angry this week over the whole Mercy thing, Blizzard and the Overwatch team decided to do something that's earned them just as much criticism Today, a new update was added to the game that introduced a new set of skins related to the Overwatch League that will be kicking off tomorrow[...]

It appears as if Twitch and Blizzard are banking on the idea that the Overwatch League is going to be around for more than just a minute Both companies announced this morning that they have signed a multi-year media partnership, "ensuring that every match of the world's first major global city-based esports league will be readily[...]

Overwatch League has a new mobile app, that will allow viewers to keep up with Blizzard's ambitious esports competition. There are a lot of eyes on the Overwatch League which is starting tomorrow It probably is one of the wildest, most ambitious esports ventures out there, creating an international league composed of teams who reportedly needed[...]

It's been announced that Overwatch's biggest tournament to this point, APEX, has been cancelled by organiser OGN. The announcement came today that the South Korean based competition wouldn't continue to survive as Overwatch refocuses all of its esports efforts squarely into the Overwatch League ecosystem OGN say they were planning to run season 5 of the[...]

Overwatch's Mercy and Junkrat have both seen nerfs on the Public Test Realms, with the one for everyone's favourite guardian angel being particularly massive. credit//Blizzard Mercy has been a topic of hot debate in the Overwatch community for a while Since her radical rework a few months ago, she has become an almost essential pick, especially in higher levels[...]

Near the start of winter, Jinx finally released the first wave of amazing Overwatch Ultimate Hoodies that they had been teasing for several months These are specially designed hoodies that reflect one specific character on each, and the minute they hit the net, people were clamoring for them! We were lucky enough to be sent the[...]

Overwatch Director Jeff Kaplan has said in a developer update that Hero 27 is going to be a very important one to the game. Speaking in the video, the director makes mention of the next hero in the game, offering a few details on what to expect Although Moira has only just been added to the[...]

So we've pulled all the highlights and pulled out the best of the best for you with our GOTY awards. And yes, we put the most important one on top. Game of the Year – Horizon: Zero Dawn Best Shooter – PlayerUnkown's Battlegrounds Best RPG – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Best Action/ Adventure Game – Horizon: Zero Dawn Best Strategy Game[...]

For Bleeding Cool's Best Character in a Video Game award, our esteemed judges were tasked with ranking the top characters features in a video game in the entirety of 2017. The nominees are: Senua – Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice BJ Blazowicz – Wolfenstein II Moira – Overwatch Scott Ragowski – HQ Trivia Vetra Nyx – Mass Effect: Andromeda Aloy – Horizon: Zero Dawn The[...]

The brutal competition included major fan favorites like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Overwatch, and even Dying Light. The full list of nominees is: Dying Light Tom Clancy's The Division Dark Souls III Overwatch Uncharted 4 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Our judges' scores were: Games Madeline's Score Patrick's Score Gavin's Score Total Dying Light 3 3 3 9 Tom Clancy's The Division 6 5 6 17 Dark Souls III 4 6 4 16 Overwatch 1 1 1 3 Uncharted 4 5 4 5 14 Tom Clancy's Rainbow: Six Siege 2 2 2 6 Despite having two Tom Clancy games on the list,[...]

But first, time to check out the competition. The categories and nominees are as follows: Game of the Year Cuphead Destiny 2 Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild PlayerUnkown's Battlegrounds Super Mario Odyssey Horizon Zero Dawn Best Shooter Prey Destiny 2 PlayerUnkown's Battlegrounds Ghost Recon: Wildlands Call of Duty: WWII Resident Evil VII: Biohazard Best RPG South Park: Fractured But Whole NeiR: Automata Mass Effect: Andromeda Torment: Tides of Numenera Legend of Zelda, Breath of[...]

Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan is currently sitting in front of a yule log fire on Twitch, and he has been at it for a while now. Earlier today, PlayOverwatch's channel started suddenly streaming, and to everyone's elation and equal confusion, it featured Kaplan just sitting in front of a fire not doing much It's not clear if[...]