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Overwatch has a new map, which is not available for all players, and crucially tournaments, to try out. Oasis is now available on the live version of Overwatch, having gone through initial testing on the PTR. This means that not only will you be seeing it in rotation when playing, …
Read More »Overwatch comic containing a gay character is censored in Russia
Comic censored to avoid falling foul of infamous Russian "gay propaganda" laws
Read More »Blizzard withholds Overwatch comic from Russia due to gay propaganda law
A Christmas Overwatch comic released yesterday is not available in Russia because of the country’s gay propaganda laws. Blizzard has said before that the game contained gay characters, and the new short graphic novel confirmed that iconic gunner Tracer is among them. However, Russia’s dated gay propaganda laws – that …
Read More »Counter Logic Gaming sign Overwatch team
Counter Logic Gaming has signed an Overwatch team, presumably in preparation for the upcoming Overwatch League from Blizzard. The new CLG team was formerly known as The 1 Percent, and features Joao Pedro "Hydration" Goes Telles, Adam "waffletastic" Syndor, Bryan "iShiny" McCarthy, Nathan "Miso" Lui, Michael "The" Kuhns, and Daniel …
Read More »Terry Crews might be about to appear in Overwatch
Actor Terry Crews may be in line to voice the next Overwatch character after a fan campaign and a trip to Blizzard headquarters. After much digging around in the game and its lore fans seem to have concluded that the next Overwatch hero will be called Doomfist. One image in …
Read More »The weekend wrap up: 19/12/16
Here at eSports Pro we hate event spoilers, but also know that no one has the time to watch every major tournament every weekend. That’s why we are starting up the weekend wrap up, a short post every Monday that lists all of the winners from the previous weekend. This …
Read More »MLG Las Vegas to be streamed on YouTube and MLGTV, no sign of Twitch
MLG has announced that it has partnered with YouTube to broadcast the MLG Las Vegas Call of Duty and Overwatch tournament this weekend. Matches, news, and analysis from the event will be shown on the MLG YouTube channel throughout the weekend, along with a stream on the MLG EVE player …
Read More »MCV’s Review of the Year – Part 2: Games of 2016
Here’s our take on the big events in the games industry this year. There were some very big releases this year; though some weren’t quite as big as hoped for. As we’ve discussed that ad nauseam in recent weeks, we’ll have no more talk of that here. We’ve picked out …
Read More »Overwatch’s holiday event now live
As the year draws to a close everyone is looking head to the holidays, but for those that want to get into the christmas spirit right now you can jump into Overwatch, with its new holiday event. The Winter Wonderland event sees a ton of new skins and cosmetics introduced, …
Read More »A conversation with cArn part 2: Overwatch
Every day this week will we be releasing part of our interview with Fantic’s Chief Gaming Officer and Counter-Strike legend Patrik “cArn” Sättermon. Yesterday he spoke about Fnatic’s new store in London while today he jumps into Overwatch. Fnatic certainly isn’t a stranger to supporting new games early on, but …
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