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Investment firm Morgan Stanley has predicted that the Overwatch League will bring in more than $100 million a year when it gets going. The report, which was discovered by Dot Esports, says that if everything goes perfectly for the league and it expands quickly that number could be as high …
Read More »Blizzard announce $270,000 Asia-Pacific Overwatch league
In order to commemorate the opening of their new eSports arena in Taiwan, Blizzard will be launching an Asia-Pacific Overwatch league this April. Eight teams from across the region will compete over a thirteen week period with the top teams qualifying for a spot in the playoffs finals. All competitors …
Read More »Ex-Misfits GM launches Overwatch team Laser Kittenz
Former Misfits GM, Ali Saba, has founded new competitive Overwatch team Laser Kittenz. Combining former players from Bench Boys and a selection of new recruits, Laser Kittenz is comprised of Finley "Kyb" Adisi, Sergi "Winghaven" Torras, Luís "Greyy" Perestrelo, Carl "crems" Aspehult, Nikolaj "Zaprey" Moses and Herman "Nesh" Kobrin. Coaching …
Read More »No Blizzard games for WCA 2017
There will be no Blizzard games at WCA 2017 after organisers failed to secure licences from the developer. Titles such as Warcraft 3, Hearthstone and StarCraft II have made appearances at the event in the past, which has been running since 2014. However, there will be no repeat showings for …
Read More »Overwatch claims eSports Game of the Year award at SXSW
Blizzard’s immensely popular competitive shooter, Overwatch, has won eSports Game of the Year at the SXSW Gaming Awards. The game’s lead story writer, Michael Chu, was in attendance to accept the award for Overwatch, which held off competition from Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Gears of War 4, Killer Instinct: …
Read More »Europe finally gets a new Overwatch competition
After a major drought of European Overwatch tournaments finally a new one has been announced with a $15,000 prize pool. The Overwatch Pit Championship is actually two different events, one for Europe and one for North America. The two regions will each have a $15,000 prize pool and there will …
Read More »First Blizzard backed Overwatch tournament heads to SEA
Despite being out for almost a year at this point there has never been a Blizzard backed Overwatch tournament in the South East Asian region, until now. The Overwatch SEA tournament is open to players from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand and features a $5,000 prize pool, which …
Read More »The licensing game: Bits and Pixels
Last year, Konami alumni Sandra Arcan and Su-Yina Farmer decided to set up their own video game licensing company, Bits and Pixels. At Konami, the duo – Arcan (pictured, right) in her role as senior manager of licensing and merchandise and Farmer (pictured, far right) as European comms manager – worked on …
Read More »A spot in the Overwatch League could cost up to $15 million according to report
Slowly but surely details are starting to leak about the Overwatch League, and the most recent news is somewhat worrying, as Blizzard is looking for teams to put down millions of dollars. A report from Sports Business Daily that cites anonymous sources, states that Blizzard is looking for teams to …
Read More »Overwatch gets a new hero
Overwatch’s latest hero has been released on the PTR. Orisa is a member of the tank class, and seems to be more in the Reinhardt school of tanks than any other. Orisa’s abilities make it sound like she is focused on absorbing a lot of damage and boosting her allies …
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