Overwatch

Blizzard Should Make Overwatch‘s Excellent New Brawl Permanent

Junkenstein’s Revenge marks the first co-op brawl in Overwatch. Fighting against waves of zombie robots and holding off the horde is some of the most fun I’ve ever had playing the game. When I first saw the trailer for Junkenstein’s Revenge, my mind recalled furious matches of Team Fortress 2‘s Mann vs. Machine mode. This…

Here Are Overwatch‘s Halloween Skins, Available Now

Overwatch just dropped some spooky-scary Halloween skins that will be available for the next three weeks, starting right now. The new “Overwatch Halloween Terror” seasonal event offers the gorgeous skins, along with some themed profile icons, victory poses, sprays emotes and highlight intros, inside glowing jack-o’-lantern loot boxes. Over 100 seasonal items are now available.…

Hand-Made Bastion Figure Actually Transforms

For reasons unknown, there are no Overwatch action figures. I want there to be Overwatch action figures. Especially Bastion ones that transform like this hand-made effort. Made by master Korean craftsman Truxton, it’s 100% wood, fully posable and 100% transformable at scale, which is testament as much to Blizzard’s character design (they didn’t cut any…

Overwatch Fans Hacked Actual People In An Attempt To Find Sombra

The hunt for info on Overwatch’s next hero, a stealthy hacker named Sombra, has brought over 7,000 fans into Blizzard’s alternate reality game (ARG). But some bystanders have become unwilling participants in the ARG as well, as players hungry for Overwatch’s hacker have partaken in some hacking of their own. Since June, Blizzard has been…

Overwatch Player Dunks On People Telling Him Not To Play A Character

Before a match begins, a good Overwatch team will negotiate what roles people take during the round. While that’s expected, plenty of fans still manage to be huge dicks about telling other players who they ‘should’ or should not play. Jokester videogamedunkey has recorded a bunch of instances where jerks explicitly told him not to…

The Overwatch Outfits At Our Cosplay Ball Blew Us Away

Hey look, it’s the guy from Hotline Miami! Great outfit, huh? But what probably actually drew your eye in the above shot is another awesome, massive Reinhardt outfit, which stole the show at our recent io9/Kotaku Cosplay Ball. Not that there wasn’t other terrific Overwatch cosplay, because of course there was. We had a Zarya…

Overwatch Player Dies Twice During Play Of The Game

If you play a lot of Overwatch, you’ve probably seen someone get POTG for Hulking out with their ult, stomping tons of enemies, and then getting smashed themselves. Dying twice in a single POTG, though? That’s an accomplishment! As Symmetra, navigatingboats began their moment of glory… dead. Upon respawning, they hurried through their teleporter, right…

Overwatch’s Hanzo, As A Lady

Some very cool crossplay here by Rinrin from China. Note that the tattoo isn’t real, it’s just drawn/painted on to match the design of Hanzo’s from the game. You can see more of Rinrin’s cosplay at her Weibo page. Photos by Flow Vision

Overwatch‘s Symmetra Is Getting A ‘Dramatic’ Overhaul

I love how unique Symmetra is as both a hero and a character, but… I’m a total trainwreck with her. Given that she’s one of Overwatch’s least-played characters, I’m guessing a lot of people share my sentiment. As part of a wide-ranging developer update, Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan shed some light on Symmetra’s evolution.…

It’s hiiiiiiiiiiii-[several hours pass]-iiigh noon. Lyle McDouchebag is not the biggest fan of McCree’s ult in Overwatch. Consider this Source Filmmaker short his tribute.

We’ve updated our post on Overwatch’s broken Roadhog hook with Blizzard’s explanation of how it works. Blizzard says they’re looking into solutions for the hook’s ability to go through walls.

Vulcan Mind Meld Goes Too Far

Today on Highlight Reel we have helpful Rainbow 6 Siege players, WW1 Dukes of Hazzard, giant Fallout babies and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for…

Overwatch‘s Roadhog Has A Broken Hook [UPDATE]

Nothing about Overwatch tickles me like Roadhog’s hook. It is the most satisfying power move of the game. This is why I am loathe to report that Roadhog’s hook, the most lovely and triumphant Overwatch feature, is definitely, 100% broken. Yes, it’s true. Consider this a call-out: Roadhog’s hook has no business going through walls.…

Massive Overwatch Cosplay Steals Show At TwitchCon

There was a cosplay competition at TwitchCon last week, and it was won by this enormous Reinhardt getup that just gets better the closer you look. I mean, yes, it’s huge! Impressive scale. But there’s so much more to it. It moves, for one, as you can see when Chad from Hoku Props goes to…

Tonight Show Takes Aim At Overwatch Pro’s Handshake Skills

Handshakes can be messy, awkward things. First, there’s the problem of whether or not to shake hands. Then, there’s the problem of what to do if the person whose hand you try to shake isn’t on your wavelength. Finally, there’s the fleshing fumbling that comes with actually trying to lock hands in anything resembling a…

Why Overwatch Fans Are Obsessed With ‘Shipping’ Its Female Characters

Since release, Overwatch has spawned reams of fan-created content, which is unusual for a game that has no single-player story mode. A sizable portion of this content centers specifically around the women characters, who are, in the fandom’s eyes, all totally dating and kissing each other. Slash, as this is known in fandom circles, has…

When One Piece Meets Overwatch In Fan Art

What happens when you mix Overwatch with One Piece? Cool fan art, it seems. Twenty-seven year-old Korean artist Han Suk Bum, who is based in Daejeon and who is incredibly talented, mashed up One Piece with Overwatch to terrific effect. In an interview on Insight (via tipster Sang), the aspiring comic book artist says he’s…

Overwatch‘s Best Brawl Is Back

Most of Overwatch’s Weekly Brawl alternative modes are not very good. Arcade is. Arcade was actually the first-ever official Weekly Brawl, and now, months later, it’s getting a second go at the spotlight. If you’re a lapsed, bored, or frustrated Overwatch player, I highly recommend that you hop in and give it a try. It’s…

Enjoy The Worst Overwatch Cosplay

This proud team of budget cosplayers aren’t going to let time and money get in the way of awesome Overwatch cosplay. With the help of ThatGuyYouKnowwwand The Will Box, these guys—wearing recycled cardboard boxes, pieces of paper, tanktops and pieces of old Destiny cosplay—bring Overwatch’s Play of the Game animations to life in a way…