Overwatch

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!…

Overwatch Players Stage A McCree Shootout For The Ages

Today on Highlight Reel we have shootouts, flesh-eating horses, Dark Souls nopes, Mei denial, 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 more! Rainbow Six Siege…

Blizzard has announced that Overwatch’s competitive mode is launching on PC today. Due to the launch’s timing, the first competitive season will only be 1.5 months long. The mode will undergo some big changes before the fall season. Competitive mode’s console launch will happen sometime next week.

Overwatch Has Conquered South Korea (For Now)

For years (literally, years), League of Legends has been the most played game at South Korea net cafes. That has finally changed. As reportedlast week, League of Legends and Overwatch have been duking it out for the country’s weekly top spot. Now tipster Sang points out, Overwatch has finally claimed the weekly most-played game, ending…

Game Of Thrones Always Wins Overwatch’s Play Of The Game

*checks watch* OK, I think it’s been long enough now since the episode aired that we can post these. [stragglers be warned: GAME OF THRONES SPOILERS AHEAD] I know, these jokes have been everywhere since Overwatch launched (there have even been a ton of variants of this in the last 24 hours), but there’s just…

A Most Inspiring Overwatch Play Of The Game

Last night, my teammates and I ran into some serious Overwatch latency issues. We saw teleporting opponents, hits and ults that wouldn’t register, and mysteriously vanishing health packs. At the end of the match, the Play of the Game was something special. Whatever sick moves DEPUTY_DONG25 pulled off were apparently so amazing that they could…

Podcast: Overwatch Is Crazy Fun

As you probably already know, Overwatch is an excellent game—unless you play Torbjorn. Fuck Torbjorn. Originally published 6/23/16 Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, join me and Kirk to talk about the merits of Overwatch and how Mei is awful but Widowmaker owns. We’ve also got an E3 postmortem, some hands-on Zelda impressions, thoughts on Hitman and…

Overwatch’s Torbjörn Is Getting A Nerf On Consoles

Jason and I aren’t the only ones complaining that Overwatch’s turret-builder Torbjörn is frustratingly overpowered. Today, Blizzard’s Jeff Kaplan told players that the bearded fellow’s annoying turrets will soon be getting a significant damage nerf on consoles. “In an upcoming patch, we will reduce the damage done by Torbjörn’s turret by 30% on Xbox One…