Overwatch

Let’s break it down! Is what I’m angling for the new name of our weekly Overwatch chat series to be. We’ll see, though. We’ll see. This week, Cecilia, Heather, and I talk about our favorite heroes, why we ended up gravitating toward them, and how becoming competent with certain heroes has changed the way we…

Overwatch just got a new patch that reduces Mercy PotGs (boooo), speeds up the payload on Eichenwalde, and corrects egregious ranking glitches. The new map can be tough on attackers, so hopefully the payload change helps. The patch also fixes some bugs and adds a new match complete screen. You can read the patch notes…

Blizzard’s Chris Metzen Retires

Blizzard’s lord of lore (and sunglasses), Chris Metzen, is retiring from video games. Metzen is primarily known for two things: 1) giving speeches at BlizzCon that would put most video game characters to shame, and 2) helping mold the worlds of obscure games called Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, and Overwatch. One could also argue that he’s…

Overwatch ‘Healsluts’ Turn Playing Support Into An Erotic Experience

The process of engaging in some BDSM in the seemingly squeaky-clean video game Overwatch is simple. Equip the angelic healer Mercy with her Imp skin, spray-paint an arrow on the wall, and crouch beneath it. If you’re lucky, a tank will walk up to you and emote “understood.” You’ll serve them dutifully and wait for…

Overwatch Player Gets Highest Possible Rank Despite Losing Every Match

If you check Overwatch data-mining sites right now, you’ll see something curious: the top-ranked Korean competitive player has hundreds of losses and only a few wins. Ah, the magic of glitches. What seems to have happened is, Korean player IzA aimed for rock bottom, much like Dale “Bacontotem” Brown—who I recently profiled—last season. IzA managed…

How You Can Watch Today’s Counter-Strike Finals And More

The StarSeries Season 2 finals are happening later today! What does that mean? Well for one it’s the first major in-person Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament since the mid-summer break, with teams ready to prove their roster changes were the right ones and hopefully gain some steam heading back into the second half of ESL Pro…

Overwatch Player Never Touches The Ground In The Game’s New Level

I’ve featured one dedicated Overwatch wall-rider before, but this person has turned it into an art form. If you’re in need of some chilled-out Friday afternoon viewing, I can’t recommend Seba’s wall-ride of Overwatch’s new level, Eichenwalde, enough. This combination of slick movement and soothing beats will heal you from the grotesque wound between weekends…

This weekend, Overwatch will be available for free on PS4 and (disappointingly) for only Xbox One owners with an Xbox Live Gold membership.

Mercy may be off the market, according to a Blizzard customer support rep. A Redditor reached out to Overwatch’s publisher asking whether he could marry the winged, Swiss healer. Their response? “I’m afraid it’s her decision, and she already offered her digital heart to the most noble, handsome, fit, intelligent and morally upright character in…

The Overwatch Characters Who Get Play Of The Game Most (And Least) Often

Overwatch’s Play of the Game (PotG) is a mechanic shrouded in mystery. Everybody’s had a moment where they figured their quadruple kill with a perfectly timed emote would nab it, only to be ousted by a couple boring turret bursts. In a recent forum post, Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan provided stats to help dispel…

A Tale Of Love On The Overwatch Battlefield

It was an Overwatch romance that was never meant to be, that nobody asked for. Her, a pro gamer turned mech pilot with attitude. Him, a cheap Party City Halloween costume possessed by someone’s dad. Both of them controlled by cruel gamer gods with a thirst that no amount of Mountain Dew could quench. They…

Let’s Talk Overwatch! We’re back for another episode of our weekly chat series where we get together to talk about the ups and downs of the week in Overwatch. This week Cecilia, Nathan and I cover the new competitive season, how we feel about competitive play in general, and which character is going to be…

Look At The Size Of This Overwatch Cosplay

Egg Sisters have been absolutely dominating Dragon Con with this Reinhardt, which despite looking like an enormous statue is actually a cosplay outfit that can turn, wave its arms and even walk. To get an idea of the scale of the costume, look at this! Incredible. You can see more of Egg Sisters’ work at…

Your Shooter Deserves Better Enemies

So, you’re in charge of a brand new giant AAA video game, and the execs up top are expecting you to drop one of the most slammin’ game designs of 2018 on their desks. What do you do? I’ve played a lot of video games, and if there’s one thing I love, it’s a good…

A Discussion On Female Body Diversity In Games

Yesterday, critic Anita Sarkeesian published a video about female body diversity in games. “All the Slender Ladies” examines why games often showcase thin, young, humanoid women but rarely feature lady rock creatures or skeletal female priestesses. Male video game characters, she says, more often deviate from standards of male attractiveness, she explains. “It’s as if…

Overwatch‘s Mei Buff Is Useful, But Only If You’re Smart

Yesterday’s surprise Overwatch patch brought with it some balance changes—most importantly (to me), Mei’s buff, a thing of both immeasurable good and evil. Blizzard expanded Mei’s ultimate move, also called “Blizzard,” from 8 meters to 10 meters. Enemies within its circumference are quickly frozen, sitting ducks for a hero like Pharah to blast them with…

Overwatch‘s New Map And Second Season Are Now Live

The Overwatch update that was supposed to land next week just dropped. It’s a biggie. Competitive mode season two has now officially kicked off, and a new map, Eichenwalde, is officially in the game. Originally, Blizzard was planning to launch season two on September 6, but it’s here right now on PC and Xbox One,…

Blizzard, Why Didn’t You Make Roverwatch?

I mean, I like Overwatch. But this seems like an improvement. Because it’s the same game, just…with cute dogs. Actually, if we’re gonna do this, make it the same game, with everyone except Mercy and Soldier 76 as cute dogs. These are the work of former Naughty Dog artist Lily Nishita. I cannot stop laughing…

Who Even Watches Their Overwatch Kill-Cam?

We’re back with the second episode of our new weekly video series where —you guessed it!—we hang out and talk about Overwatch. Working title is “Let’s Talk Overwatch.” We’ll probably change that soon. This week I’m joined once more by Cecilia and Nathan to talk about failure, death, and all that fun stuff. Do any…

Game Combat Is Great When It Gives You Time To Rest

From Overwatch to Attack on Titan and more, I’ve been playing games with intense action. These games maintain my interest and keep the excitement coming by doing some smart things with their pace and design. We’ll break it down in this video. Transcript: More often than not, we think of games in active terms. Examining…