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Citing the risk of the Overwatch esports league and the frequency of top titles from Take-Two, analyst firm Cowen warns of potential underperformance
Read More »Market analyst downgrades expectations for Activision Blizzard and Take-Two Interactive
South Korean military hosts internal Overwatch tournament
The South Korean army hosted an Overwatch tournament earlier this week, while members of the Republic of Korea Army competing for glory in the Overwatch Soldier: 76 tournament on October 8. Teams from different branches of the ROK Army came together to show who among them was the best as …
Read More »Rogue disband Overwatch team after being turned away from OWL
Rogue, one of the best known and highest achieving Overwatch teams outside of Korea, has announced that it is releasing its roster after the team were unable to secure a spot in Blizzard’s forthcoming Overwatch League (OWL). Rogue, a team of french players based out of Las Vegas, were regular faces …
Read More »Moderating the Overwatch community is “scary” – Jeff Kaplan
Game director addresses the Battle.net forums to discuss abuse on forums and in the community against Blizzard
Read More »The Overwatch League’s Shanghai franchise now has a name
A team from the upcoming Overwatch League has for the first time been given an official name and branding. The Shanghai Dragons will, as the name suggests, represent China’s biggest city. It’s owned by Netease, which is of course a partner of Overwatch developer Blizzard. Its logo takes the form …
Read More »Blizzard acknowledges Overwatch instaban bug
For anyone who takes their Overwatch seriously, the thought of bug that renders the player with an instaban is about as terrifying as it gets. And that’s exactly what has been happening. A player named Chromega highlighted the issue – which fortunately seems to be rare – on both the …
Read More »Blizzard announces the final three teams for the Overwatch league, and a start date
Blizzard has announced the start date for its Overwatch League. The preseason will start on December 6, meaning that Blizzard’s Overwatch League is technically starting in 2017 as they’ve been claiming. The preseason will involve a series of exhibition matches between the 12 teams in the League. However, the real …
Read More »Mercy’s rework is now live on Overwatch after a month of on the Private Test Realm
A huge rework to healer Mercy has come to Overwatch’s live servers after almost a month of testing on Overwatch’s Private Test Realm (PTR). The change reworks Mercy’s abilities, most notably her ultimate, to make her a little more active in play after Blizzard noted that a Mercy with her …
Read More »Blizzard open esports arena in Los Angeles
State of the art venue to host Overwatch, Hearthstone and act as WoW Arena venue before BlizzCon finals
Read More »Jay ‘Sinatraa’ Won signs $150,000 Overwatch League contract with NRG Esports, according to reports
North American Overwatch player Jay ‘Sinatraa’ Won has become the first Overwatch player to sign on to the Overwatch League according to various sources, with reports suggesting he has signed a contract worth $150,000 per year with NRG Esports. This is according to reports from ESPN. The salary, if true, …
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