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The New Overwatch Short Has Soldier 76 Channeling His Inner Batman
The Overwatch animated shorts have been a real joy to behold, containing portions of the universe's story that will be lost in the multiplayer focused game Then again, Blizzard's cinematic work has often been excellent, so perhaps this shouldn't be surprising. We now have the fourth in the series and while the others have often pitted one[...]
9.7 Million Users Played The Overwatch Beta
But Blizzard shouldn't worry too much about the drop in subscribers, with the Legion expansion only three months away and this little game called Overwatch coming out next week. How big is Overwatch? 9.7 Million players jumped in on the recent beta from over 190 countries 4.9 Billion minutes played over the short window that the[...]
The New Action-Packed Overwatch Short Is The Best One Yet
I've really enjoyed the Overwatch shorts that have come out There have been two so far, and they really help flesh out the world in meaningful ways, which is important considering the game is just a multiplayer arena shooter. The third short has now hit, and it's pretty brilliant It features two characters, Hanzo and Genji,[...]
Cheaters In Overwatch Will Be Permanently Banned First Time
Don't cheat in Overwatch. Blizzard have decided to make that plainly apparent In a post online, Blizzard outlined that they are taking a zero tolerance standpoint on cheating in Overwatch If you are caught cheating even once, you are in for a perma-ban The post says: If a player is found to be cheating—or using hacks, bots,[...]
Overwatch Beta Had 9.7 Million Players
Most everything they put out is really great. That's why it's not surprising to find out that the Overwatch beta did gangbusters It hit 9.7 million users across al platforms, making it more popular than Destiny and The Divisions' own ones. And it deserves it I had a hell of a time in the beta, and I'm[...]
The Overwatch Beta Has Been Extended By A Day
I hope you have been playing the Overwatch beta over the last few days It's excellent, and I really can't get enough of it. Thankfully, if you did miss out on that chance, there is still time Blizzard have announced, as is becoming common for betas, that it's being extended a day It will now run[...]
PSA: The Overwatch Early Access Beta Is Now Live
This is just a quick PSA. The Overwatch Early Access Beta is live now for those of you who pre-ordered the game before April 29th This is a pretty big deal, signalling how close we are to Blizzard's first IP in a long, long time If you did pre-order it, make sure you go look in[...]
Overwatch Teaser Asks If Are You With Them
Overwatch is starting a closed beta tomorrow for those who have pre-ordered the game, before going into a full open beta later in the week. Sounds about time for a trailer then Blizzard has just released this trailer where Winston explains just a smidge about the world and back story of Overwatch It also is just[...]
Overwatch Uber Involved In Accident At PAX East
During PAX East, which happened this weekend, Blizzard were running an Overwatch promotion with Uber It was called Uberwatch, and had special souped up cars ferrying con goers from hotels to the convention centre Even the drivers were in cosplay. Well, things took an unfortunate turn last night during PAX's close As reported by Gearbox president,[...]
Here Is How Overwatch's Tracer Will Play In Heroes Of The Storm
Tracer has become one of, if not the face of Overwatch, so there is a lot riding on her, what with heralding in Blizzard's first new IP in a long, long time. Funnily though, she isn't even going to be making her first in game appearance in Overwatch That honor will go to the Heroes of[...]
Overwatch Is A Brilliant Time And It Looks Great On Consoles To Boot
Overwatch has been a rather strange phenomenon The game isn't even out yet, but it has been in extensive beta testing for quite some time There is already a huge community, and tons and tons of videos online of the game It has been a fairly closed affair on the playing side though, leaving many[...]
Overwatch Gets A Lot More Serious In This New Animated Short
Overwatch is slowly making its way here, and I for one am really quite excited While I'm waiting though, I am finding these animated shorts about the characters quite cool. We had one around Winston recently, and now we have a second This one focuses on Widowmaker and Tracer, and well, an assassination attempt on what[...]
Meet Winston The Gorilla In This Wonderful Overwatch Animated Short
The scope of their creations are just as big as any film animation division, and it really is worth going to explore their past work if you never have. If you want a wonderful representation of their quality though, check out this new 8 minute short for Overwatch It tells you a little about Winston, the[...]
Overwatch Date Confirmed With New Video
Yesterday, Overwatch's release date was supposedly leaked via an IGN advert that ran too early evidently. Well, just as some clean up, that has now been confirmed, with Blizzard confirming that the release date is indeed May 24th However, the beta is now set for May 5th-9th for those who pre-order that game, so you can[...]
Overwatch Release Date Seemingly Revealed In Advert
Overwatch has had people jazzed for years at this point From the brilliant looking art style, to great word of mouth from those who've played it We've been told Spring for a release, but the specific date has remained illusive. Perhaps no longer though Reddit caught this advert on IGN, which has seemingly been pulled now[...]
PSA: Overwatch Beta Back February 9th
I've heard stellar things about Overwatch coming from the closed betas the game has run Blizzard's new IP has people jazzed and I really can't wait to get hands on with it. If you are lucky enough to be in the closed beta probgram, you'll be happy to know the beta is coming back next week[...]
Felicity's Codename An Easter Egg… For Marc Guggenheim
Not the one that most folks expected, Oracle… but rather Overwatch Though Oliver Queen mentions that Oracle was already taken. So where did the name come from? Maybe it was from here: Marc Guggenheim's novel Overwatch, available in print, digital or audio on Amazon.com, was published back in April of 2014 With the following synopsis: Alex Garnett has[...]
Overwatch Beta Delayed Until Next Month
Overwatch looks like a really nifty little game Everything I've heard has been stellar in terms of feedback from people who have gotten hands on with it Being Blizzard's first new IP in a hell of a long time, that's probably to be expected though. If you were hoping to be invited into the next beta[...]
Overwatch Will Add New Post-Launch Maps And Characters For Free
Overwatch is getting huge buzz off of its closed beta right now, with the class based arena shooter wowing fans who get their hands on it Blizzard really do seem to be putting a lot of stock in the game, and from the sounds of it, it's really paying off. And hey, this should please fans[...]
Overwatch Beta Inviting More People For Testing This Weekend
I've heard a ton of very good things about the Overwatch beta The role based arena shooter is really garnering a ton of word of mouth at the moment, which isn't entirely surprising given the Blizzard name attached I've not yet got my invite, which is sad, as I really do want to give the[...]
Overwatch Animated Shorts Announced With Behind The Scenes Trailer
At BlizzCon this weekend, Overwatch has had a rather massive presence The new franchise from Blizzard is coming along quite nicely and it seems the company is getting behind it in full force. Alongside comics that will flesh out the universe, it was announced that a series of short films will be hitting the web[...]
Blizzard To Publish Overwatch Graphic Novels And Include LGBT Character(s)
During their Overwatch panel this afternoon, Senior VP of Blizzard Chris Metzen announced that they are working on Overwatch Graphic Novels They will be publishing the books themselves but haven't stated a release date, but I would expect that the first one will coincide with the launch of the game in spring. There will also be[...]
Overwatch Coming To Console And It Isn't Free To Play
There have been two major questions following Overwatch around since it was announced Would it be on consoles and would it be free to play? We now know the answer to both and it is a yes and no. It was announced yesterday at BlizzCon that the game would indeed be coming to Xbox One and[...]
Overwatch Beta Coming This Month
Overwatch has been a little quiet recently, only revealing a new character here and there The new IP from Blizzard is certainly an interesting prospect though Soon, some of us will be able to play it too as it's been announced the game is getting a beta on October 27th To sign up for it,[...]