Overwatch

Overwatch Is Getting Some Big Balance Changes

A new patch just went live on Overwatch’s public test servers, and it’s a doozy. It introduces Ana, the new support sniper/Mom of the Century, but that’s just the beginning. The patch notes are quite a journey, but the gist is that a bunch of heroes’ ults now take more effort to charge because self-heals…

Blizzard Announces Overwatch‘s Next Hero: Ana

Get ready for heal-snipes. Blizzard today revealed the next playable character in Overwatch, and as had been rumored, it’s a long-range healer. Meet Ana. Ana, who is Pharah’s mother and a sniper support character, has a Biotic rifle that both heals allies and does “ongoing damage” to enemies. She’s also got a sleep dart (putting…

Overwatch‘s Tracer Is The Best And I Love Her

Every character in Overwatch is different. It’s one of the most obvious (and fascinating) things about the game. There are big characters, small characters, attack characters, support characters… and there’s Tracer, my new total favorite character. Tracer is easily the most iconic Overwatch hero—she’s was the “star” of the first big announcement movie and is…

Blizzard Is Changing Overwatch‘s Controversial Sudden Death Mode

Overwatch’s competitive mode has proven a contentious subject, to say the least. One thing pretty much everyone agrees on, however, is that the sudden death tiebreaker mode needs a serious overhaul. The good news: it’s getting one! The bad news: in the near future, tweaks will be slight. Blizzard isn’t Pharah ulting it into oblivion…

Overwatch’s Bring Your Daughter To Work Day

Overwatch cosplay is quicklymoving past literal recreation into the world of…more fanciful things. Here, for example, are Soldier: 76 and D.Va. Who are probably pausing for a photo on their way to McDonalds D.Va is Vanessa Wedge, Soldier: 76 is Auzzie L Epilogue: She got McDonalds.

Overwatch Player Takes Mei’s Trolling To New Heights

As a Mei player, I think most of the hate directed at the cute climatologist is just salt. But this? This definitely makes Mei seem like a giant asshole, and it’s amazing. 에마군_김재원 doesn’t just kill enemies: he uses Mei’s ice wall to launch the bodies into the air, like so: And just to rub…

Blizzard Taking Overwatch Cheat Maker To Court

Blizzard is suing German company Bossland over its sale of an Overwatch cheat program called Watchover Tyrant, which does things like reveal enemy player locations on a radar. As TorrentFreak report, this isn’t the first time Blizzard has gone after Bossland; the two have had a long-running battle over cheat programs in games like World…

Blondie Rox titled this BEST DVA COSPLAY EVAR and really, who am I to disagree

Overwatch’s Play Of The Game Goes Full Circle

If Game of Thrones can do it, actual sports—the inspiration for Overwatch’s “Play of the Game” moments in the first place—can too. You’re going to be very sick of these by the time the next NBA/NFL/EPL/UCL seasons are done. Update: It’s happening:

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: This Is A Job For Torbjorn: The Winners!

The dwarven spectacles and relevant curriculum won Mrichston the Gold ‘Shop Contest Star Sticker, which is a thing I just made up. Fahey asked you to envision new careersfor Overwatch’s dwarf with a robotic arm, since console nerfs are making him 30 percent less appealing. In addition to changing oil while insulting Texas drivers, there…

Overwatch‘s Competitive Mode Is At Odds With The Rest Of The Game

Overwatch’s competitive mode has been in the wild for a few days now, and well, let’s just say that Blizzard should maybe consider changing their name. Related: what do you call a snowstorm, except it’s made entirely of salt? I should preface this by saying that I don’t think Overwatch’s competitive mode is all that…

Overwatch Honors Fan Who Passed Away One Day Before The Game Came Out

Hongyu Wu was a 20 year-old university student who passed away the day before Overwatch, a game he was eagerly anticipating, came out. He was reportedly trying to catch a thief who stole his friend’s motorbike. As part of a recent Overwatch patch, Blizzard paid him tribute. On the Control Center portion of Lijang Tower,…

I’m The Worst Overwatch Player And I’m Sorry

It’s 2016 and everyone is playing Overwatch Everyone has opinions on Overwatch Specifically: everyone hates everyone who plays Overwatch for a number of different reasons. They hate Bastion because fuck Bastion. They hate Mei because what the hell man. They hate Torbjorn because screw turrets forever. I am here to say something. I am everything…

Overwatch Cosplay Rains From Above

This is Kiilys Cosplay as Overwatch’s Pharah. I just…don’t know where to begin. It’s incredible just to look at, and that’s before you see the wings move As you can here in the video, these aren’t just moving on a string or something (she doesn’t move her hands as they retract), they’re proper motorised wings.…

Overwatch‘s Basketballs Now Shoot Confetti, But At What Cost

At the start of some Overwatch levels, you can find basketballs aboard the Overwatch crew’s trademark sky limo. They’re fully physics-enabled, so you can blast them to your heart’s content. Recently, Blizzard changed them—for the worse, imo. Let’s start with the good: in the wake of Overwatch’s recent big patch, if you sink a shot,…

I Don’t Want To Make A Whole Thing Out Of It But I Totally Should’ve Gotten Play Of The Game For This

Look, I realize that Overwatch’s Play of the Game system is flawed. When it comes down to it, I’m usually just happy if my team won. But COME ON, this is some bullshit. At the very start of a match on King’s Row, I took down like half the opposing team: My team ultimately won,…

Stop It, Overwatch Cosplay

The more people get into Overwatch, the more Overwatch cosplay we see. The more we see, the better it gets. And few have been better than this Genji getup. It’s by Just Cosplay & Props, who says it’s his first cosplayer ever. Which…good God, man. The lights, the armour, the sword, it’s all perfect. Photos…

How Overwatch‘s Competitive Mode Works

If you’re too dang skilled for the mortal riffraff in Overwatch’s regular modes, you’ll be excited to hear that the PC version just got a competitive alternative (it’s coming to console next week). It’s got rankings, golden guns, golden balls—all that good stuff. So, how does it work? Let me explain. Placement You can’t just…

Zarya From Overwatch Has Become A Gay Icon, Ironically

Lots of Overwatch fans read the game’s proud, pink-haired Russian lady soldier Zarya as gay. While perhaps not a huge deal on its own, that interpretation conflicts with homophobic views widely held in Russia and backed by the state, forcing Russian Overwatch players to reconcile two clashing interpretations of a widely admired character. Overwatch’s intricate…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: This Is A Job For Torbjorn

Just because Overwatch’s resident turret-banger is getting toned down on consoles doesn’t mean Torbjorn can’t still be a productive member of society. There are plenty of employment opportunities for dwarf with a robotic arm, like whatever you guys come up with this week. Originally published 6/26/2016—just three days left to get Torbjorn’s job applications in!…