Overwatch

Minecraft Player Builds Punching, Shooting Version Of Overwatch’s Doomfist

YouTuber McMakistein recreated a fully playable version of the Overwatch character Doomfist in Minecraft McMakistein, who goes by MrMakistein on Reddit, told curious others that it only took him about a week to create this cubic version of the franchise’s newest offense hero. It took him over 400 commandblocks (blocks that can execute commands) to…

Blizzard’s Official Doomfist Cosplay Is Incredible

Blizzard is at the San Diego Comic Con, and as part of their presence they’ve got some official cosplay of the newest Overwatch character, Doomfist. It is, even by Overwatch standards, absolutely fantastic. The company hired Henchmen Studios to create the costume, which took a team of 14 people six weeks to construct. It involved…

Overwatch’s newest hero Doomfist will be on PC and console July 27th.

Tracer Ultimate Fizzles Out In Overwatch World Cup Match

Some days, you just can’t get rid of a good pulse bomb, so the game does it for you. As group B matches continued this morning in the Overwatch World Cup 2017 Shanghai Qualifiers, one moment caught viewers by surprise. Thailand’s Sasalak “NzNr” Wannarak seemed to land a pulse bomb, Tracer’s sticky bomb ultimate, on…

Battlegrounds Is Addictive Because There’s No Wrong Way To Play

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is amazingly fun and offers an exciting experience every time you play. But how is it so good? One little sentences from PlayerUnknown himself makes it clear. We take a look in this critical video. Transcript: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a giant battle royale game that’s simple in concept and exciting in execution, asking…

If You Hear Someone Getting Harassed In An Online Game, Don’t Stay Silent

“I think we’d do better with a healer,” I suggested to my Overwatch team earlier this week. We were in the spawn room defending the Temple of Anubis and, without a healer, we would quickly forfeit the objective. Not even the slightest pause passed before a teammate told me that, instead, “What we need is…

Doomfist’s New Skins Are Cool

Doomfist, the newest addition to the cast of Overwatch, has some new skins and sprays that are popping up on the game’s PTR As Dot Esports have catalogued there are ten skins in total, ranging from “just change the colour of his robot arm” to “holy shit get a look at this human paintjob”. Here…

Overwatch Characters Scrub Up Real Good

Remember how earlier this year a group of cosplayers did a thing called Underwatch, where they all—men and women alike—dressed like Overwatch characters in underwear? Many of the same cosplayers tried something similar for Anime Expo, only this time they went in the opposite direction. This is Formalwatch, a massive group cosplay project that took…

The Problem With Overwatch‘s ‘Dive’ Meta 

It’s a new Overwatch match, a fresh start. You’ve got a good feeling about this one. But then you get within spitting distance of the point, and suddenly Winston crashes down on you, Tracer sucks up your health pool like her weapon’s a giant milkshake straw, and Genji chops up what’s left—all in the blink…

Bob Kraft, Jeff Wilpon Now Own Professional Overwatch League Teams

Blizzard Entertainment has announced the franchise owners for the first seven teams in the Overwatch League, and the list includes a couple of familiar names. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will own the Boston Overwatch team, and New York Mets COO Jeff Wilpon will serve as franchise owner for the New York City Overwatch…

Overwatch‘s Doomfist Starts Strong In First Pro Match, But Can’t Close The Deal

Overwatch’s newest hero, Doomfist, isn’t officially out yet, but that didn’t stop him from appearing in a recent pro exhibition match held on the game’s public test realm. Kim “Libero” Hye Sung of pro team Meta Athena charged out the gate with a barrage of punches that flattened more than half the enemy team. Sadly,…

Look At This Mercy Figure

Good Smile Company now has a third Overwatch Nendoroid to go along with those cute lil’ Meis and Tracers: this very smug Mercy. It’s out in January 2018, and will cost around $50. The little healing beam is a nice touch.

Doomfist Controller Lets Overwatch Players Catch These Hands

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Overwatch’s Competitive Mode Is Depressing Right Now

A gloom has descended on Overwatch’s competitive mode. For over a month, players have reportedjoylessly grinding through Season 5 to redeem their former competitive rankings, a result of publisher Blizzard artificially depleting them. The community’s reaction, which ranges from sorrow to toxicity, has been depressing to watch, but more depressing to participate in. There’s a…

Symmetra Is Overpowered In Real Life

Here’s a video of someone cosplaying as Symmetra’s microwave attack, which not only features some very good Symmetra cosplay, but also a cameo from the character’s voice actor, Anjali Bhimani. Symmetra is Utahime, while the microwave is D Piddy

The Counter To Doomfist? Take A Seat

As players flood into the public test servers of Overwatch to find uses and counters for the new villain Doomfist, one player has found a rather interesting one: sitting down. In a highlight posted on the Overwatch subreddit, after popping off a four-kill ultimate, McCree player “Quesogard,”decides to walk onto the point and take a seat…

Some Early Thoughts On Overwatch‘s Doomfist: Fun, Fresh, Flawed

Yesterday, Overwatch’s roster finally welcomedthe gauntlet-wearing supervillain Doomfist. And the question on everybody’s minds is, Was he worth the wait? After a few hours experimenting with him on Overwatch’s public test region, it’s hard to tell how Doomfist will fit into the larger cast. Doomfist is a offense hero whose cybernetic gauntlet deals targeted, up-close…

The Internet Reacts To Doomfist, Overwatch‘s New Character

Doomfist has only been out on the PTR for half a day, but Overwatch fans are already debating who to ship him with and wondering why he’s yet another character with his titty out. Doomfist is a new offensive character for Overwatch, and one that has been hinted at since the game’s very first trailer.…

I Can’t Stop ‘Choking’ When I Play Multiplayer Games

I’m on the elimination spree of a lifetime. 28 kills, no deaths. I feel unstoppable. An enemy Reaper tries to sneakily teleport onto the payload. I, as Pharah, rocket into the sky and unleash the full fury of my ultimate on him, just because I can. “Damn, that was nasty,” he types into chat, clearly…

Doomfist Finally Comes To Overwatch

At long last, Overwatch’s gauntlet-wearing villain Doomfist is seeing the light of day. The new character has been teased since before publisher Blizzard even released Overwatch, and now, players can finally try him out on Overwatch’s public test region. Doomfist, whose real name is Akande Ogundimu, is a cybernetic offense character whose hand cannon gauntlet…