Overwatch

Five Pro Gaming Teams Drop Overwatch In One Week [Update]

It’s been a gnarly handful of days for the professional Overwatch scene. Since last Tuesday, four organizations have dropped their Overwatch teams, citing a lack of certainty about Blizzard’s upcoming Overwatch League and potentially prohibitive costs they’ll have to pay in order to join it. Today, esports organization compLexity bid farewell to their Overwatch team…

Overwatch’s Hanzo Mains Don’t Think They Deserve All The Hate

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. The majority of…

Overwatch YouTuber Gets Harassed After Redditor Makes False Accusations

Over the past few years, Reddit has become the go-to destination for those who feel they have been mistreated and want to hold powerful figures accountable. But the popular website, which refers to itself as “the front page of the Internet,” is also a breeding ground for mobs that require little evidence before embarking on…

Blizzard Reveals Overwatch Loot Box Odds In China

Overwatch loot boxes feel like goddamn Christmas to open. Then a bunch of garbage spills out, and you feel like a jackass. Some people suspect that they’re rigged. Blizzard, however, insists they’re not, and they’ve finally released official loot box odds to back that up. At least, for China. As part of a new law…

Korean Politician Uses Overwatch Video On The Campaign Trail

Sim Sang-jung is a politician currently running for President in the wake of South Korea’s disastrous corruption scandal. She (or at least someone on her campaign team) knows that a good way to reach out to the kids is with Overwatch Play of the Game videos, in which her kills are political owns. Thanks Peter!

Build Your Own Lego Overwatch D.Va Mech

It’s time to stop looking at other people’s awesome Lego Overwatch creations and start building your own . . . versions of their awesome Lego Overwatch creations. Nick Brick’s Legendary B.Va skin mech tutorial is a fine place to start. Let’s face it, Lego is never going to make official Overwatch sets. Their rules against…

This is Acdramon with a custom-coloured Genji from Overwatch.

Paladins Free Open Beta Launches On Consoles

Hi-Rez Studio’s hero shooter caught some flak last year for looking and feeling a lot like Overwatch, but it’s still managed to maintain a healthy presence on Steam’smost-played games list. We’ll see if the trend continues as Paladins launches into free open beta on PS4 and Xbox One. The closed beta is over, and now…

Overwatch Pro Sets Up Surprise Attack By Balancing Winston On A Roof

There are plenty of “correct” ways to play Winston. Dive into the back line, tear up a healer, throw down a shield, etc. LuxuryWatch Blue player Song “Janus” Jun-hwa’s strategy was not “correct.” That did not, however, stop it from being effective. In a recent APEX season three match against CB Spirit, Janus jumped onto…

A group of fans made a seriously elaborate live-action Overwatch short film. Created by Lupin Productions, it tells a dramatized version of Mercy’s backstory. While the grimdark tone and writing don’t quite land (in my opinion), it’s still an impressive production.

Overwatch’s Captain Amari, Reporting For Duty

Here’s Lunar Crow as Ana’s Captain Amari skin from Overwatch. Photos by D.I.S/C Photography In keeping with the Overwatch theme, she also does one hell of a Symmetra:

Not Even Excellent Outfits Can Save Overwatch Pros From Other Team’s Genji

KongDoo Panthera’s outfits are so good. While other Overwatch teams go with the standard “we wear jerseys basically all the time” look (aka “the Kevin Smith”), KongDoo’s players prefer to snazz it up. Last season they wore stylish dress shirts and suspenders. This season? Sailor uniforms It’s a heck of a fashion statement, which I…

Dude Says He Picked Kpop Over Esports

Quick! Which would you rather be, a Kpop star or a gaming pro? Wanna-be idol Choi Dong Ha is choosing music. Choi is appearing on reality music show Produce 101 Season 2. According to mainstream news sites Joongang Daily and Insight, he claims to have received offers to become a gaming pro after apparently ranking…

Buggy D.Va Is Temporarily Unplayable In Overwatch  (Update: She’s Back!)

Blizzard announced that due to an Overwatch bug, D.Va has been removed from the game for the time being. UPDATE April 28 – 2:50am: Blizzard announced she’s returned to the game: Original story continues below. This message popped up in Overwatch, surprising players. A short tweet also appeared on Blizzard Entertainment’s official Twitter: Over on…

I Can’t Stand Overwatch‘s Quick Play Anymore

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 Did you pick Hanzo on an attack map? I probably scoffed…

Teen Overwatch Player Goes Pro Despite Parents Taking Away His Internet

Stefano “Verbo” Disalvo plays Lucio for Immortals, one of the best Overwatch teams in the world. He’s a shot-caller, which means he plays a huge role in leading the team. He’s also 17 years-old. Before he could become a pro, he had to overcome one very big obstacle: his parents. When Disalvo started high school,…

Blizzard has announced Overwatch’s D.Va will join Heroes of the Storm, and she’ll be a Warrior class. Here’s the new cinematic featuring D.Va fighting alongside fellow Overwatch fighter Genji. Both appear as part of the Heroes of the Storm 2.0 update rolling out today and tomorrow.

Pro Overwatch Team Can’t Shake Controversy, Loses Two More Players

Lunatic Hai is far and away one of the best Overwatch teams in the world right now. Despite (or perhaps, because of) that, they’ve recently become a lightning rod for controversy. Mere days after Lunatic Hai added two new alternate players, DPS Byeon “Munchkin” Sang-Beom and flex Lee “claris” Keon-Ho, both have stepped down due…

Overwatch Pro’s Racist Tirade Ends His Career

Most pros’ careers end in injury, deteriorating mechanical skill, or just when their interest in competing runs dry. Toronto Esports’ Matt “Dellor” Vaughn opted for a different end: A very long, very public stream of racial slurs during an Overwatch game. Vaughn, a 28-year-old adult, was playing a ranked match in Overwatch. His opponent’s Widowmaker…

Honorable Overwatch Pro Spares Apparently Lagging Opponent

Robert “shadder2k” Mocanu is one of the best Genji players in professional Overwatch. This weekend, he proved that he was not just a great player but also a pretty nice dude. shadder2k and his cohorts in Team Liquid faced off against EnVyUs on Watchpoint Gibraltar during this weekend’s HND Overwatch Invitational. The most remarkable thing…