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Yesterday I reported that Overwatch's Competitive Mode was getting delayed until mid to late July, from a previous June prediction. Well, throw that out now It seems someone on Blizzard's social media team got the wrong end of the stick The account has now issued a correction confirming the mode is indeed coming this month[...]

The competitive mode is on track] If you are like me, you have been playing a boat load of Overwatch I'm completely enamoured with the title. One thing that it could use is a Competitive Mode though, just to rack up the stakes and that is coming However, it would seem it's coming just a little[...]

It's rare, but beautiful when it happens. Overwatch is one such game Over the 20 hours or so that I've been playing the title, its proven itself to be one of the most effortlessly joyous and inventive titles I've played in a long time. It's hard to pinpoint what makes Overwatch so good as a starting point,[...]

I'm having a stellar time with Overwatch right now I've been playing it pretty hard the last two days, and I am all over the play and style it sports. One of the things that I am loving most though is the subtle bits of narrative and story that trickle through the maps and in game[...]

They've been really dun little bits, and despite a little bit of ribbing, it's been great for the industry. And he is back once again, this time with Lena Heady and Peter Dinklage to play Overwatch It's lovely and funny plus it's Overwatch, so you know, a definite win in that column. If you have a spare[...]

When I first heard about Overwatch, I was pretty jazzed The cinematics looked amazing as did the game play I've always loved the idea of playing as a superhero but found many of the games prior to this lacking But this had me excited enough that back in November I ordered the Collector's edition for[...]

Despite having probably the most SEO inspired video game name in the world, it also bears a rather striking resemblance to Blizzard's Overwatch Posted by imgur user rebir12, you can see a developer pitching the game, which actually seems to propose it as a mobile game That I would like to see. Take a look at the[...]

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[...]

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[...]

I got a bit of a cryptic email from the folks at Blizzard / Overwatch telling me I should stop by Hollywood and Highland today starting at 10 A.M PST for an Overwatch surprise They also linked to the below twitter post. Overwatch kicks off on May 24th If anyone is in the area and plan[...]

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,[...]

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,[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 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[...]

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,[...]

Beyond that? It's pretty much shrouded in mystery. Well, this new video from Gamespot, the first in a three part series about the game, goes into it a little bit, talking about how Overwatch was born out of Titan's downfall You can tell, with all the Blizzard devs talking about it, they are disappointed in how[...]

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 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[...]

While I found the conversation about's Tracer pose over the last week genuinely quite interesting philosophically, the political debate surrounding it has

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[...]

Overwatch has had it a little hard recently The game has come under fire for changing a pose of the character Tracer, which one fan said they felt over-sexualised the character Blizzard decided to heed the advice and make the change, causing outrage from people claiming censorship of the original work. Well, just a few days[...]

The news that has certain portions of the gaming community buzzing is about Overwatch, specifically the character Tracer There was a pose that featured the character's back to the camera, looking over her shoulder It's a fairly frequent pose that has been criticized in the past especially when used by women, as it can be perceived[...]

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[...]

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 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[...]

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[...]

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 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[...]