Overwatch

Giving D.Va’s Overwatch Mech An Upgrade

D.Va’s mech is cute, I guess, but she’d do more damage in something out of Gundam Hence this model kit customisation job by runeblade265, which takes a Sazabi from Gundam and decks it out in D.Va’s colour scheme and sponsorship decals. Nerf this, etc etc.

Overwatch Cosplay Never Dies

I’m biased here, since she’s my main, but Mercy has the best in a game full of great character designs. So of course, when someone pulls off quality Mercy cosplay, it’s a sight to behold. And this is a sight to behold. Check out the detail on Shappi’s costume here! The panels on the armour,…

Overwatch Cosplayers Critique Overwatch Porn

In case you haven’t heard by now, Overwatch porn is big. Search in the right corners of the Internet, and you’ll find sticky mountains of the stuff. The question on, well, somebody’s mind: what do people who like to pretend they are these characters think? Cosplay stunt mastermind D Piddy put four cosplayers—Kadu Out as…

Team D.Va, activate! Welcome to the most annoying Overwatch team I’ve ever been a part of.

Tracer vs Widowmaker

Jannet “Incosplay” Vinogradova and Ardsami know what the kids like in their Overwatch fiction. It’s butts. They like butts. We’ve seen Vinogradova’s Widowmaker before; it’s one of the very best pieces of Overwatch cosplay on the planet. Here’s a new shot of it:

Such never dying. Wow. UPDATE:

High Ranked Overwatch Player Cheats On Stream, Gets Banned Mid-Match

Got a sweet Overwatch strat for you today: never cheat. In this video posted by KiD x, a top-200 ranked Korean Overwatch player streams with an aimbot, a type of hack that essentially aims for you. It does not end well. They don’t even try to hide their bot’s lifeless mechanical maneuvering, and then, at…

“Kawaii, Kawaii, Kawaii”

Photographer Felix Wong took this shot of Dunkmasterx and SOL XXV – CW at Otakuthon on the weekend. Nice legs, guys.

Want the true D.Va experience? Try playing Overwatch with flight sticks. That’s what streamer Rudeism did, with full face paint for good measure. There was a bit of an acclimation period, but he managed some strong plays before it was all said and done.

Blizzard Warns Players Not To Use Overwatch‘s Lucioball Character Glitch

Overwatch’s Lucioball mode is all fun and games until D.Va or Widowmaker shows up, and somebody loses an eye. Or a head. It’s a bizarre glitch, and Blizzard has some advice for people taking advantage of it: don’t. What began as something of a funny prank has turned into a game-breaking exploit. Some people have…

More A-Mei-Zing Overwatch Cosplay

Still not sorry Cosplay by Henchwench, photos by R.A Photography Like…this is absolutely perfect. From the fur to the quality of the props and accessories, I cannot see how you can do Mei better than this. UPDATE: It can’t get better, but it can get just as good. Cosplay by Bananzers, photo by Mojo

Winston And Reaper Take On McCree In One Raw Overwatch Diss Track

YouTube’sCheezy McWiggles weaves together voice clips from Overwatch into a double-team takedown of the game’s resident cowboy, bluntly titled “Fuck McCree.” Warning: immature language, profanity, Reaper trying to be all cool. While some of the lyrics rub me the wrong way, I have to admit the technique Cheezy used to build words from sound slips…

Overwatch player acutefatcat lost their whole team, so the other team decided to be cool about it. I’ve heard a few stories like this, and it warms my heart each time. Overwatch can be toxic sometimes, but it’s fostered a uniquely rad community in some places. Here’s the full clip: And here’s a pic of…

Overwatch‘s First Competitive Season Ends In Two Weeks

Overwatch’s competitive mode has been a divisive subject for much of its first season, but Blizzard stated upfront that change is in the cards. Season two is just around the corner. Blizzard announced that season one will end on August 17 at 5 PM PT. Season two is currently scheduled to kick off on September…

Days Later, Overwatch Fans Can’t Figure Out The ‘Sky Code’ Mystery

Overwatch fans’ investigation into the identity of unreleased stealth hero Sombra is moving slowly, even after game director Jeff Kaplan personally gave them a push along. Over 5,000 Overwatch fans have been working to solve the puzzle since Tuesday without much success. In July, Kaplan told Kotaku reporter Nathan Grayson that “Sombra will let people…

Overwatch Has Some Great Skins

Tonight's Fine Art looks at the work of Airborn Studios

Overwatch‘s Gibraltar Map, Recreated In Team Fortress 2

No, Overwatch is not just “Blizzard’s version of Team Fortress 2” like some folks expected it to be. Still, you’ve gotta admit there’s some overlap. A Steam user named Srpski Čekić took that comparison to its logical conclusion with a remarkably faithful recreation of the escort map from Overwatch’s Watchpoint: Gibraltar. PC Gamer shot some…

11 Fans Who Love Overwatch So Much, They Got Tattoos

It’s no news that Overwatch is in vogue, but for some fans, the game is more than just the flavor of the week. Overwatch heroes’ elaborate backstories and compelling character design has led some players to identify with them on a deep, personal level. And what happens when people really, really like something? They get…

Overwatch Glitch Makes D.Va Appear In Lucioball

Lucioball, a new limited-time Overwatch mode clearly inspired by Rocket League, is named such because, well, it’s an all-Lucio deal. Somehow, though, D.Va showed up in one guy’s game. BlameTheController posted a video of his peculiar Lucioball match, and yep, that sure is D.Va on the field, complete with an arsenal that transforms her into…

Is Overwatch‘s D.Va Overpowered After The Buff?

Last week on Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason and I talked about my new favorite Overwatch hero D.Va and whether or not she got buffed a bit too much. Short version of my take: Nah, not really. For the longer version, watch the excerpt in the video below. (We’re experimenting with pulling out highlights from the podcast…