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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[...]

That continues with their latest-announced addition: Ana from Overwatch. Ana is a sniper and a support character It would only make sense to bring her into Heroes of the Storm if she was to play like that — and she does If you watch the below hero spotlight, you'll see that her sniper capability is woven[...]

In an interview with IGN, Overwatch's director Jeff Kaplan said that hero #26 would be on the way, but that they are "not coming out as soon as you think" Kaplan went on to say the hero is very playable but refused to give any real direction as to where the development team was taking the[...]

Heroes Of The Storm already has had some Overwatch crossover in the past with Tracer, Zarya, Lucio, Genji, and D-Va making appearances Now two more characters from Blizzard's first-person shooter will be making their way over as Ana and Junkrat are set to be a part of the game You can check out the debut trailer[...]

Along with a bunch of bug fixes, Overwatch received a new patch today that will finally add the feature that people have been demanding almost since launch: Deathmatch More specifically, it is added regular deathmatch and team deathmatch games to the title across every platform  The addition is set to quench the thirst of those who[...]

Overwatch's next season is just around the corner, and in a move that will probably piss off the majority of competitive players, this season will affect your rank and status in a new way From now on when you lose a match, your rank will be lowered along with your SP, meaning if you dip[...]

Normally when a character in Overwatch gets buffed or debuffed or something new is added, it's very minor and people learn to cope with the change Int he latest Developer Updates video, Jeff Kaplan goes over brand new changes coming to D.Va and Mercy that will probably divide the audience as they're both getting some[...]

Would you like a little more backstory to Overwatch? I know I would Today, Blizzard put out a brand new animated short revolving around one of the most beloved characters to play and someone that everyone else calls "the devil" in chat: Mei I personally adore Mei as a character because she doesn't fit the[...]

Looks like Blizzard is going to have an awesome Gamescom as Overwatch revealed two different videos featuring Junkrat and Roadhog, along with a new escort map on the way called Junkertown In a PR release for both videos, Blizzard welcomed everyone to the apocalypse with this intro: "Former home to Junkrat and Roadhog, Junkertown is[...]

There are a few issues happening within the Overwatch map Numbani that have players upset over the past few weeks Below is a Twitch video making the rounds of a match with some highly ranked players, taken from the perspective of one of the defending players before the opposing team has won the vehicle[...]

Blizzard has quite the showcase planned for Gamescon next week, including a lot of content for games like Overwatch that you probably would expect them to save for Blizzzcon Word has leaked that a new map will be revealed on Monday, August 21, just before Gamescon kicks off on the game's official YouTube page, and[...]

Today, Twitch announced a new addition to their platform specifically geared toward players and fans of Overwatch and Hearthstone Right now, streamers can log in and find a new menu that appears over the Overwatch directory and Hearthstone directory, which will allow "viewers to filter channels by hero played on Overwatch streams, or by game mode, player[...]

If you haven't been playing on the Public Test Region servers for Overwatch lately, we don't blame you A lot of people shifted over once they got to play as Doomfist For those still playing the PRT, they're getting to experience some new testing on buffs and adjustments on four specific characters that don't often[...]

Stan and Josh Kroenke, owners of a number of sports teams including the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids, and Arsenal F.C., have added an Overwatch League Los Angeles franchise to their sports holdings portfolio, according to Sports Business Daily The price of the deal has not been disclosed, but Activision has[...]

Up until now, Blizzard and the Overwatch devs have been content keeping the game to being objective based, as they felt having a Deathmatch option wasn't necessary or fit the game's tone all that well It hasn't stopped fans from asking for it, though, as every couple of days there seems to be a new "when[...]

Today, Overwatch officially launched their 2017 version of the Summer Games event, which includes new games and skins One of the best skins we got to see was this one below of Soldier 76 dressed up for the BBQ, but of course, not without his cargo shorts to carry extra ammo At least we know[...]

During the call, Mike Morhaim (Blizzard's President and Co-Founder) spoke about the company working on a few new IP's, but that the anything the company releases will take some time as they don't wish to put out a product that doesn't meet their standards. Now, just for the sake of speculation, it wouldn't be a surprise if[...]

It isn't too far fetched to say that the return of Summer Games to Overwatch was one of the worst kept secrets from dataminers who managed to find updates two months ago signaling the return of the event Now we finally have an official date from Blizzard as August 8 will mark the official kickoff[...]

Fan fiction or the real deal? Overwatch fans everywhere are trying to determine if the image below is a brand-new hero or just a really well-made fantasy by a die-hard artist Several images were loaded to Imgur on Friday by an anonymous user claiming that the character below is the next hero for Overwatch: According to[...]

Sometimes, however, tie-in content is completed before game content, leading to a trading back and forth of art, names, and ideas. One of the most popular tie-in formats for Blizzard has been their online Overwatch and World of Warcraft comics, with more than 25 million read These comics are developed in tandem with game development teams,[...]

A lot of people still seem to be miffed over the idea that Terry Crews didn't get added to Overwatch as Doomfist We're not entirely sure why this is a sticking point with so many, it isn't like the current voice actor (Sahr Ngaujah) is bad or anything, but when people have celebrity crushes for[...]