Overwatch

Blizzard Let Zenyatta Walk And It Was A Mistake

Oh, unholy day. Overwatch’s floating monk Zenyatta has found his feet and it is entirely unsettling to watch. So far, we’ve only seen Zenyatta hover cross-legged a few feet above the ground. Yesterday, Blizzard’s Twitter account noticed an Overwatch League sign demanding “Let Zen Walk.” Well, be careful what you ask for. Blizzard came back…

We Discuss The Best And Worst Overwatch Maps

Overwatch maps are like candy grab-bags. Sometimes, you get an M&M. Other times, you get a black licorice chew. Recently, Blizzard posted a pollasking players to vote on their favorite maps. Seventeen thousand players responded, a small sample size for a game that’s played by tens of millions. But everyone’s favorite map won by a…

The Overwatch League Hosts Clearly Need Our Fashion Advice

Overwatch League has a talent desk crowded with men who can’t seem to find a button-up shirt that fits them. But every now and then, the hosts step out of the box and show off a look that catches the eye, one way or another. I sat down with Kotaku’s seasoned fashion writer Gita Jackson…

Overwatch Team Has Some Jukes

One team in the Philadelphia Hometown Heroes showcase had some pretty slick moves ready for the tournament. The Philadelphia Fusion hosted an event in Philly yesterday where average players could audition for a spot on the Fusion’s contenders team. Basically Invincible, but with Overwatch The DM Warriors, which included former Renegades player Douglas “PrimoDulce” Perks,…

What Overwatch Would Look Like As A Fighting Game

Overwatch has a colorful cast of characters, screen-filling special moves, and a hero named after his own punching arm, but it is not, in fact, a fighting game. Still, it’s fun to dream. This video by TGN imagines what Overwatch would look like as a combo-based, knock-down, drag-out fighting game. The verdict? Surprisingly good, as…

Geguri And Other Overwatch League Players Delayed By Visa Issues

Yesterday, struggling Overwatch League team Shanghai Dragons confirmed that they’d signed Kim “Geguri” Se-Yeon—the first woman to join the league—as well as three other Korean players. Those champing at the bit to see Geguri melt fools with impossibly fast Zarya lasers, however, might want to rein it in a little. As spotted by Unikrn, a…

Kim “Geguri” Se-Yeon is the first female player signed to a team in Overwatch League. Shanghai Dragons has confirmed that they’ve signed along with three other Korean players: He “Sky” Junjian, Lee “Fearless” Eui-Seok, and Chon “Ado” Gi-Hyeon. Shanghai had a 0-10 record in Season 1, so the new talent should help.

Overwatch League Teams Are Making Their First Trades

Overwatch League’s first stage had some big moments, but it felt like everybody was still trying to find their footing. With the big OWL slumbering in a mighty oak somewhere until February 21, teams are fine-tuning their rosters. It’s been a day of trades and free-agent signings, the former of which are among the first…

Compete Discusses: Is Overwatch League Any Good, Or What

After a full year of hype, we now have a decent idea of what the Overwatch League looks like in practice. With the season a quarter over—“Stage 1″ just ended—Compete staff checks in on how things are going. Eric Van Allen: So the first real question, I guess, is do we feel like the league…

Overwatch‘s New CTF Map Is A Big Improvement

Last year, Overwatch got a capture-the-flag mode. It was a fun distraction from the usual payload-pushing antics, but the game wasn’t designed with CTF in mind, and it showed. Some heroes were overpowered, levels were stale, and stalemates abounded. As part of this week’s “Year of the Dog” event, Blizzard has revamped the mode, and…

Potential New Overwatch League Team Names, Ranked

Earlier today on an quarterly earnings call, Activision Blizzard announced that it plans to add new franchises and cities to the Overwatch League in its second season. The Compete staff came up with a few suggestions for those teams’ names. Some were very good; others, quite bad. Here they are, ranked best to worst. 1.…

You Can Now Pilot D.Va’s Mech (And Use Other Overwatch Weapons) In Doom

Hairy arms and all. This wonderful little mod by MyNameIs adds stuff like D.Va’s mech from Overwatch to Doom (well, GZDoom, the modern platform for it). It’s more than a quick little joke: once summoned, you can stomp around the map shooting stuff to your heart’s content. The mod, called OverDOOM, also introduces a bunch…

Blizzard Bans Overwatch Griefer Who’s Ruined Games For ‘Thousands’ Of Players

“I don’t want to stream the game, because I literally get stream sniped every day,” said popular streamer TimTheTatMan of a particular griefer who kept interfering with his matches. Now Blizzard’s announced that it has banned the griefer, but only after discovering that they were using multiple accounts and “systematically ruining Overwatch games for thousands…

Blizzard has announced the details of Overwatch’s “Year of the Dog” event, which kicks off on February 8. It’ll include a new capture-the-flag-specific map set in Thailand, redesigned rules that eliminate draws and make CTF more “action-packed,” and a four-week competitive CTF season. Also, there will be skins, because there will always be skins, until…

Report: Geguri Will Be The First Woman Signed To An Overwatch League Team

Overwatch League has no women players, a fact that’s been glaringly apparent ever since the league’s debut media event, where Korean pro Kim “Geguri” Se-yeon’s name came up multiple times. Now, however, a report from ESPN claims that Geguri’s signing to an OWL team, the Shanghai Dragons. ESPN cites “multiple sources close to the players…

Play Every Overwatch Hero

There are those who’ll tell you that Overwatch is at its best when you’re playing your favorite hero, pushing the limits of your skill and reflexes to unseen heights. They are wrong. Play every hero. Play the ones you love. Play the ones you hate. Play the ones who infuriate you every time the enemy…

Overwatch Glitch Spawns Unlimited Bots Into A Single Game

In Overwatch, two teams of six compete to see who’s best at avoiding the payload and yelling at each other. Well, most of the time, anyway. Thanks to a recently discovered glitch that allows you to spawn unlimited bots in custom game modes, players have been creating matches that are, shall we say, somewhat lopsided.…

Struggling Overwatch Dynasty Finds Important Win In Last Night’s Matches

Last night’s clash between the Houston Outlaws and the Seoul Dynasty in the Overwatch League was dire for both teams. One was trying to keep a streak alive, another recovering from two straight losses, and both still posturing for a playoff berth. Seoul has been in a rut after falling from undefeated to 5-2, galaxy-braining…

The Overwatch League’s Dominant Team Got The Shit Kicked Out Of Them Last Night

After eking out a thrilling 2-1 opening win over Dallas, the Seoul Dynasty found their footing in the Overwatch League and started rolling; in the last couple weeks, they’ve seemed basically unbeatable. The Dynasty are the rebranded iteration of Lunatic-Hai, long considered one of the best Overwatch teams in the world, so it makes sense…

Overwatch League’s Dallas Fuel, In A Single Play

This Doomfist play, which Dallas Fuel star DPS player Hyeon “Effect” Hwang pulled off against Philadelphia Fusion in an Overwatch League match today, is nuts—the kind of thing regular players will be attempting for weeks to come. In the end, however, it failed spectacularly. At this point, Dallas Fuel’s out-of-the-arena troubles are well documented, but…