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Blizzard has just released a patch on the PTR, and Principle Designer Geoff Goodman took the time to outline them on the Overwatch Forums Ub the post he let on what had been immediately fixed but also added that even since putting out the patch on PTR, more have been figured out. Wall slamming should be much[...]

Image courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment The Overwatch League is set to start its preseason on December 6th It will be the first look we get at the ambitious competition, which kicks off properly in early 2018 However, the league is only the tip of the iceberg for the game's competitive plans. In a post, Blizzard has outlined the structure[...]

credit//Blizzard Recently, there was word circulating that Overwatch's Moira had already seen a nerf just a few days after going online In the latest version of the PTR, some noted that her right click attack made it much harder to target characters Interestingly though, this change didn't come up in the patch notes, leaving many to[...]

Overwatch League is starting its pre-season on December 6th, and there is a lot of expectation on the Seoul Dynasty South Korea and eSports just go together, and as shown during previous competitions and Overwatch World Cups, their players really look a cut above the rest While many players from the region have gone to[...]

When they remember that they're not actually a Tenno, they will thank you. Credit// Blizzard Entertainment If they're super into Overwatch, you can always get them some prime loot from Blizzard Seriously, 50 loot boxes will set you back $39.99 USD Or you can buy them Overwatch merch If they've somehow made it to the holidays of 2017 and[...]

KSV has acquired the franchising rights for the Overwatch League's Seoul metropolitan and put together a championship caliber team building around the former Lunatic Hai roster KSV's Heroes of the Storm team recently won the World Championship along with the the $500K first place prize at BlizzCon 2017 KSV's newly formed PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) team[...]

Overwatch has seen a lot of changes of late After the infamous Mercy buff, the game has seen drastic changes to the meta From balances, subsequent re-balances, to the recently released character Moira, there is certainly an air of newness around the game And it's about to get even more content The Blizzard World map,[...]

For a loner, Green Arrow — like Batman — sure has a big extended family. But, according to Amell in a conversation with TVLine, the OTA is going to be a big story point: "In an upcoming episode we discover that there's a fracture within the superhero group, which threatens to split Team Arrow down the middle[...]

Recently I got a couple of cool items from Blizzard in relation to Overwatch One of those was a set of Backpack Hangers, an item I wasn't quite expecting and wasn't quite sure what I would make of them But hey, it's Overwatch gear, so of course, I'm going to dig in and check it out! I[...]

A few days ago, Blizzard officially added Moira to the Overwatch roster, making her one of the quickest additions from PTR to the main game But she wasn't the only update thrown into the mix as Ana, Lúcio, Mercy, and Winston all got some changes in the latest update You can see the character notes[...]

A bit of an oddity worth taking note on in the Overwatch community as Blizzard has stepped up and taken down many of what it describes are "negative players" from the Asia servers, specifically for trolling and cheating In the translated version of this post on their forums a week ago, "After detailed and rigorous verification[...]

Less than four days after being revealed to the public at BlizzCon, Overwatch developers have officially added Moira to the PTR servers for players to try her out and see how she plays Judging by the forums alone, most fans are already high on the character and were hoping it wouldn't be a long delay[...]

Over the weekend at Blizzcon, Jeff Kaplan and art director Arnold Tsang helped present some of the scrapped heroes from Overwatch, including one we're super jealous isn't in the game Check out this Jetpack Cat concept art! Holy crap! Would that be fun to run around and shoot people as! You can also see some other designs including[...]

The Overwatch World Cup provided some interesting moments throughout the brackets, from France trouncing China, to team Canada edging out all of their victories all the way to the finals But in the end, the most predictable outcome we could have told you came true, as South Korea's team dominated the tournament to win the cup[...]

Before the finals of the Overwatch World Cup, which we'll get to later tonight, Blizzard revealed the special skins for all of the Overwatch League teams And much like sports jerseys, we're sure fans from specific cities and countries will want to get their hands on these for their own purposes Whether or not Blizzard[...]

The internet is buzzing about Moira being added to the Overwatch roster, even though only those at BlizzCon have had a chance to play as her an experiment with her abilities For those of us impatiently waiting for her to hit the PTR servers, we got a nice treat in this brief backstory behind the[...]

A little something from the Overwatch developers as they have created a new hybrid map that will probably spark the interest of many Blizzard fans The new map is called "Blizzard World", and it will be a hybrid between payload and assault The entire park features rides and attractions catered to Blizzard fans as there[...]

The big announcement coming out of Overwatch was the addition of a brand new hero in Moira Blizzard sent out an extremely brief bio describing her as a "life-draining geneticist" who, as per the video at the bottom, has the ability to sap energy from her opponents, heal multiple players at once, teleport, and use her[...]

As part of their BlizzCon opening ceremonies, the Overwatch crew presented a brand new animated short featuring Reinhardt You might wanna grab the tissue box as this one is deeply moving and puts a bit of perspective on the character's history before joining Overwatch It also proves that through his drinking, attitude, and battle tactics;[...]

Its almost become a meme unto itself in the Overwatch forums and Reddit, but yet again, Blizzard has decided to nerf Mercy and limit what she's able to do with her Resurrect ability The latest patch notes show that Mercy and Ana have been tweaked in the PTR servers, which we've given a full listing of[...]

Previous Game of the Year winners include: Overwatch (2017), Fallout 4 (2016), Dragon Age: Inquisition (2015), and The Last of Us (2014). To be eligible for submission, a game must have been released to the public between January 1st and Dec 31st, 2017 Deadline for submission to the Academy is December 1st at 5 PM PST[...]

Some awesome esports additions are coming to Overwatch, as noted by Jeff Kaplan in the latest Developer Update video we have for you below Included in the video is a discussion about special skins for competitive teams, both within their league and for World Cup tournaments, including having "home" and "away" jerseys A lot of[...]

A cool video making the rounds this week comes to us from the YouTube channel for iDeViL360, as they show us what the world of Overwatch would look like if they took a page from Pokémon It's an awesome five-minute video with tons of in-game references and fan jokes (I especially loved watching Mercy's hospital with the[...]

For the second time, Funhaus and The Game Grumps met on the holy battlefield that is Overwatch to play a few rounds and see who was best for … something Fun, let's say fun! The Funhaus team consisted of Bruce Greene, Adam Kovic, James Willems, and Lawrence Sonntag, with special guest Steven Suptic (Sugar Pine 7)[...]

Some of your favorite Overwatch healers got an update in the latest patch, nothing too terrible, and in some cases, a lovely bonus First up, Lucio has been given the speed back to his wall ride, along with a 65% boost to Speed Boost after it has been completed Mercy has been given a fix[...]

Just before the big Overwatch Halloween event kicked off this year, several of the costumes were leaked onto Reddit for people to check out You can see the entire discussion here, but the short version is that you're getting some interesting choices this time around, including Mei looking very purple and cryptic, Symmetra being set up[...]

The agents of A.I.M, the Stalk from Saga, Belle, Robin with Batman and Metal writer Scott Snyder (cosplaying as himself), Boba Fett, Misty Knight, Luke Cage, Elektra, Jessica Jones, Frozone from the Incredibles, Ahsoka Tano, Guile, Cammy, the heroes of Overwatch, the X-Men, and Big Boss from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain all made appearances as well[...]

NRG eSports has announced the members who will be joining the San Francisco team in the Overwatch League this year The team will be comprised of dhaK, Danteh, IDDQD, Super, Babybay, Sleepy, Nomy, and Sinatraa for a total of six primary players and two substitutes. Now, normally we wouldn't care too much about this until the league[...]

A user on Reddit has leaked out some information that could point to the official launch date of Overwatch's next Halloween themed event A couple of images have been posted at this link revealing a $20 gift card for Xbox One and a package with the date "10/9/17" on the top, suggesting that the event will[...]

Back at San Diego Comic-Con, news of a new Overwatch comic featuring Zarya was teased with the hint that it would put the Russian fighter in a tough position between her hatred for Omnics and her duty to her country Now that story has finally come to light as Issue #15 of the free online[...]