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Overwatch has, by some metrics, overtaken League of Legends in terms of popularity in Korean PC bangs. A post that appeared on the Overwatch subReddit showed that last week Overwatch had a 0.4% lead over League of Legends, in terms of play time in PC bangs operated by GettoGold. GettoGold …
Read More »Overwatch hits 10 million players
Blizzard’s online shooter has reached a new milestone. Overwatch just hit 10 million players, less than a month after its launch on May 24th, the publisher announced on Twitter (see below). This number takes into account PC, Xbox One and PS4 players. The game had already attracted 7m players during …
Read More »Splyce picks up Overwatch team
Splyce, an organisation that has teams in some of the biggest eSports in the world, has signed an Overwatch team. The organisation has signed the former Fine, I’ll Go McCree roster, who have been competing together since the beta but are yet to post any top results in significant events. …
Read More »Overwatch holds No.1 for third week, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst debuts in second place
Blizzard’s new online shooter IP Overwatch is top of the UK charts once again. Sales of the game fell 44 per cent in its third week on shelves. It charts ahead of Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, which debuts in second place. GfK notes that the original Mirror’s Edge was a sleeper …
Read More »$100,000 Overwatch tournament to be held at Gamescom by ESL
ESL and Blizzard have teamed up to host a $100,000 Overwatch tournament at Gamescom later this year. The ESL Overwatch Atlantic Showdown will take place on August 20th and 21st on the main stage of ESL’s Gamescom booth in Hall 9. Eight of the best Overwatch teams in the world …
Read More »Manchester United and Fnatic competing to sign eSports team
Former Premier League champions Manchester United are reportedly eying an inroad into the eSports scene. eSports News UK reports that United wish to sign an unnamed professional European Overwatch team who are currently signed with another organisation. Furthermore, eSports outfit Fnatic also have designs on signing the same group. The …
Read More »Blizzard blames ‘misunderstanding and confusion’ for Overwatch server tick rate criticism
Fewer than 0.1% of matches opting to use ‘high bandwidth’ option, with 60Hz client update rate unsuitable for a fifth of players
Read More »Blizzard to integrate Facebook login and live streaming API into its PC games
Overwatch, Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm among titles that will allow users to livestream directly to their social media accounts
Read More »Facebook login coming to Blizzard games, with streaming to follow
Overwatch, Hearthstone and World of Warcraft players may soon be able to stream their gameplay directly to Facebook. Blizzard has confirmed that as of later this month players will be able to log into PC versions of Battle.net titles using their Facebook login. However, logins are just the start – …
Read More »Overwatch holds No.1 for second week
Blizzard’s new shooter IP Overwatch manages to maintain its position at the head of the UK Top 40 this week. Sales of the online title fell just 54 per cent week-on-week, which is an indication of healthy performance. In second place is Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, whose sales fell …
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