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Jeff Kaplan Doesn’t Engage With Overwatch After Leaving Blizzard: ‘I’ve Literally Not Played The Game Since April 2021’

The original director of the hero shooter is now working on a western game called The Legend of California

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 15, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Okay, Overwatch May Have Cooked Making Sombra A Healer

I can admit when I was too hasty with my judgements

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 7, 2026

Tips & Guides

Overwatch’s Latest Patch Kills One Of The Most Fun Team-Ups In The Game

Sorry to the cats and cowboys in the room

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 6, 2026

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Overwatch’s Latest China Exclusive Has Fans Ready To Crash Out: ‘I Still Don’t Know How People Defend Blizzard For This’

Shion, Kiriko, Reaper, and more are the latest heroes to reap the benefits of Blizzard and NetEase’s partnership, but only in China

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 5, 2026

Culture

It Sounds Like BlizzCon Won’t Go Back To Being An Annual Event

We don't know when we'll know when the next one is

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 18, 2026

OpinionCommentary

I’m Tired Of Overwatch Reworking Sombra For People Who Don’t Even Play Her

Blizzard is changing the game’s notorious hacking menace into a Support after years of complaints from people on the receiving end of her hacks

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 15, 2026

CultureNews

Everything We Saw At BlizzCon 2026’s Jam-Packed Opening Ceremony

New sequels, surprise reveals, and much more

By Ethan Gach Published September 12, 2026

Blizzcon 2026 Day 1 Main Stage 1 27 33 Screenshot

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Overwatch’s Next Hero Is Basically A Vampire

Lethal doctrine

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 12, 2026

Games

StarCraft, ‘Camelot,’ And More: Everything We Expect And Hope To See At BlizzCon 2026

A big year for the Crafts

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 10, 2026

CultureNews

1,900 Blizzard Developers Just Won A Union Contract Full Of Protections For AI, Layoffs, And More

Blizzard's many disparate unions are also being condensed into three groups for ease of future bargaining

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 9, 2026

CultureNews

Overwatch’s Most Popular Collab Is Coming Back, And Giving Underserved Heroes Some Love

Le Sserafim is returning to the hero shooter with new skins and music

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 1, 2026

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It’s Now Day 4 Without Lifeweaver Overwatch And I’m Starting To Lose Hearing In My Left Eye And Taste In My Right

When will my scientific fugitive return from the war?

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 24, 2026

CultureNews

Has Anyone Seen My Son Lifeweaver Overwatch?

Overwatch, please put Lifeweaver back

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 21, 2026

Games

No More PlayStation Discs Means No More Disc Butts

A buttless future

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 19, 2026

CultureNews

A Surprising Overwatch Hero Wants Roadhog’s Whole Hog

‘Do you think love can bloom, even on the payload?’

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 14, 2026

Winston looking sad at something off-screen

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I Need Every Overwatch Player To Change This Setting Immediately

We’ve been doing just fine for three years, there’s no need for you stop trusting Lifeweaver mains now

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 12, 2026

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Overwatch Is Finally Cutting Out Some Of The FOMO Nonsense That’s Plagued It For Years: ‘My Suffering Has Ended’

The game’s shift to a Battle Pass structure in 2022 has made it difficult to get cosmetics if you’re not playing consistently each season

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 11, 2026

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Blizzard Swears Overwatch’s New Mech Hero Isn’t ‘D.Va 2.0’

D.Mon is meant to be the ‘icy, cool, and very confident’ leader to D.Va’s more aggressive, dive-based playstyle

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 7, 2026

CultureNews

Overwatch‘s Mech Designers Must Really Want D.Mon To Die, Huh?

I mean why else would they have her whole ass exposed like that?

By Ash Parrish Published August 7, 2026

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Overwatch Is No Longer Updating One Of Its Coolest Modes After Significant Player Drop-Off

The Stadium mode is one of the best things Blizzard has done with the game, but not enough people are playing it

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 15, 2026