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Last week, the Overwatch team released a new map: Blizzard World. The multiplayer arena is a colorful amusement park filled with attractions and rides themed after Blizzard’s stable of games. It’s a delightful backdrop for the team-based shooter, filled with in-jokes and puns that make it look like a rapturous place for a gamer to […]
Seasonal events bring new game modes, but many Overwatch fans especially look forward to the new costumes. The second Winter Wonderland, which starts today and lasts until January 1, doesn’t disappoint in that department. The event adds seven new Legendary skins, the highest rarity in the game. You can unlock them with 3000 in-game credits […]
Moira was announced as one of the big reveals at Blizzcon 2017, with Blizzard deciding against repeating how they launched Sombra last year. There was no warning on whether a new character was going to be shown off at Blizzcon, although it was expected due to how the development usually launch new content. You can […]
Mercy’s reign of terror might be coming to an end. Blizzard has pushed a new update to Overwatch’s PTR (public test realm) server, which it uses to try out upcoming changes to its hit team-based shooter. It includes a damage increase for Ana, the healer/sniper, and a nerf to Mercy, the only character who has […]
In case you’ve been living under a rock, eSports is massive. So big in fact, that even traditional sports leagues (like the NFL) are getting in on the act. Aside from TV networks, soccer clubs, and F1 racing, of course. And, judging by the latest scoop, competitive gaming may soon boast its own draft day. […]
The shooter audience on PC looks like it is in the middle of a migration from last year’s big hit to this year’s breakout success story. Nearly a quarter of all Overwatch players on PC also played PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds last month, according to data from intelligence firm Newzoo. And it’s finding that players are going […]
GUEST: From a distance, it seems Blizzard has everything figured out with Overwatch. $ 1 billion in sales and 30 million players is a massive commercial and cultural success. Taking out the magnifying glass to examine Overwatch from a competitive gaming perspective tells a different story, however. Blizzard wants Overwatch to be a major esport, […]
In Overwatch, “Hanzo main” is a dirty word. The Japanese marksman has become a joke, an insult bandied about by hardcore players and school children alike. But people keep picking him, sometimes heedless of team composition and multiple all-caps insults. Why? I asked a whole mess of Hanzo mains to find out. Advertisement The majority […]
Here’s Lunar Crow as Ana’s Captain Amari skin from Overwatch. Advertisement Photos by D.I.S/C Photography Cosplay by Lunar Crow | Photo by D.I.S/C Photography Cosplay by Lunar Crow | Photo by D.I.S/C Photography In keeping with the Overwatch theme, she also does one hell of a Symmetra: Cosplay by Lunar Crow | Photo by D.I.S/C […]
Overwatch I have a confession: I have become an Overwatch meta slave. I rarely pick heroes other players think are “bad.” I won’t take risks with our tank-healer balance. And, most important, I will seethe when my team doesn’t reflect the holy comp du jour. Advertisement Did you pick Hanzo on an attack map? I […]
