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Details on Blizzard’s Overwatch League have been thin on the ground so far, but thanks to an interview that Overwatch’s eSports global director, Nate Nanzer did in Korea we have a better idea of how it will work. The interview, which was translated over on Reddit asked a number of …
Read More »Blizzard tease a potential new Overwatch hero
We know Blizzard loves to tease things, and once again they are giving out hints about the next hero to be released in Overwatch. Just days ago game director Jeff Kaplan told fans that the next hero would not be who everyone was expecting it to be, Doomfist, which gives …
Read More »Fnatic Overwatch team to get an LA team house
Fnatic will start up a new gaming house in Los Angeles for its Overwatch team when they return from Korea. In an interview with Yahoo eSports Fnatic founder Sam Mathews revealed the news. “It’s unannounced, but our Overwatch team is American and currently they’re in Korea,” said Mathews. “Esports is …
Read More »Former REUNITED Overwatch team signs with eUnited
The former REUNITED Overwatch team, which has been looking for a new organisation since the start of the year, has signed with eUnited. The team has been a free agent since REUNITED closed its doors in January, and now four members of that roster have signed with eUnited. Thomas "Morte" …
Read More »Blizzard let players spend World of Warcraft gold on other games
Battle.net credit can be spent on cosmetics in other games or even other Blizzard titles
Read More »Overwatch director speaks out over mouse and keyboard on console
Jeff Kaplan speaks out over console conversion kits
Read More »Blizzard announces $300,000 national Hearthstone team league
Blizzard has announced the Hearthstone Global Games, a team based competition with $300,000 on the line. 48 nations will compete in the event, each fielding a team of four players from that country. Teams will play best of five matches against other nations online, with each player bringing two decks …
Read More »Lunatic-Hai suspends two Overwatch players after having relationships with female fans
South Korean Overwatch team Lunatic-Hai has suspended both Geum "dean" Dong-geun and Lee "Leetaejun" Tae-jun for developing online relationships with female fans. The two were starting members in the team, but have been benched for the rest of the OGN Apex Season Two competition after the discovery was made by …
Read More »Dignitas confirms its new Overwatch roster
Team Dignitas has announced its new Overwatch roster with three new players joining the squad. Jose Antonio “BromaS” Ramos Gonzales, Joshua “ToxikeN” Campos and Jiri “LiNkz” Masalin are the three returning members, with all three joining the org in mid 2016. The three new members are Marcel “Veineless” Lehmann, Elvinas …
Read More »Heroes of the Dorm will be streamed exclusively on Facebook Live in 2017
Blizzard has announced the return of Heroes of the Dorm for its third year and revealed that the competition will be streamed exclusively on Facebook Live. US university students are invited to take part in the competition, with the winning team receiving a grant towards their college tuition fees. In …
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