Overwatch

Heroes Never Die (Nor Does Their Cosplay)

Spiral Cats’ Tasha, who already made our “Best Overwatch Cosplay” list for her Tracer work, now makes a convincing argument for inclusion with this Mercy outfit.

Overwatch Update Nerfs McCree And Widowmaker

It’s been hinted at for a couple weeks, but now it’s finally here: Overwatch’s first big post-launch balance update. Blizzard has looked in the general direction of McCree and Widowmaker and uttered those fateful words: “It’s hiiiiiiiigh noon.” For now the patch is only out on PC. These changes will be included in a larger…

Overwatch Reborn as Anime Style Credits 

Don’t fret! There is an anime style closing credit sequence, too. ViaJapanator, these clips show that with some fancy editing, J-pop, and Japanese subtitles, Overwatch totally looks like anime. The above opening credit sequence has been floating around online, but the closing credits clip below is newer. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet…

Guy Trolls Overwatch Players With ‘It’s High Noon’

Overwatch players are practically conditioned to react to McCree’s ultimate: if you hear “IT’S HIGH NOON” mid-match, you either quickly survey the area and run for your life, or you die. The sound cue is supposed to be useful and informative. …unless of course someone starts abusing it. Nigma’s Vidya Channel took McCree’s sound clip…

Overwatch Cosplay Goes Deeper

Cosplaying as D.Va’s actual Overwatch character design is so 2015. Two examples! The pic up top is based on fan art by chexgirlfriend, while the cosplay homage is by Kitty Lappin Love how she even copied the off-centre text. But wait, there’s more. Here’s Vani Chu vs the D.Va doritos art:

Overwatch Fan Dreams Up A Better Play Of The Game System

As we’ve pointed out on a couple occasions, Overwatch’s Play Of The Game feature, while excellent in concept, is kinda borked. It tends to focus on multi-kills or the occasional ult denial, as opposed to strong team play, vital supports, or truly tide-turning moments. One fan took a crack at making something better. Inspired by…

Report: Manchester United Want To Sign An Overwatch Esports Team

There’s a rumour going around that Manchester United, a name even our dear American readers will recognise, are interested in signing an Overwatch esports team. Do not let this news surprise you. Esports News UK report that United are among the bidders (along with Fnatic and another third party, rumoured to be German football club…

Overwatch Devs Show Up At A Korean Gaming Cafe

This is cool. Members of the Overwatch team appeared at a Korean PC bang (net cafe) in Seoul, challenging other players to defeat them. The visit was supposed to be secret. However, before the visit, someone posted on an Inven forum (warning: NSFW images) that the Overwatch devs were coming to a Korean PC bang…

Overwatch Match Overrun With Damn Dirty Apes

Today on Highlight Reel we have Winston rushes, passive explosions, knocking zombies, surreal explosions, deflections, and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, 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 Witcher 3 –…

Screw You, Overwatch Loot Boxes

Nothing beats getting that one legendary Overwatch skin you’ve been eyeing for days. Most of the time, though? God do loot box drops suck. Blizzard are a devilish bunch. I can only imagine how long was spent on designing the loot box, its animation, and what it sounds like when you expand one. Just the…

Smart Players Turn Overwatch Into A Sports Game

One of the cooler things about Overwatch is that it isn’t just about shooting. You can heal, you can drop turrets, you can turn into a giant shield. But did you know that you can also, with a little work, play some badminton? All you need are a couple of Mercys (Mercies? A Murder of…

Overwatch‘s Commendation System Is Great For Passive-Aggressive Jerks (Like Me)

Commendations are one of the coolest little things in Overwatch. After matches, you get to formally declare whose contributions you found to be most valuable, even if they’re on the other team. The system encourages good sportsmanship and a sense of camaraderie. That is, of course, not how I use it at all. I am…

Overwatch Is Still Hiding Lots of Clues About A Mysterious Character

On the surface, Overwatch seems like just a wacky, brightly-colored shooter. Don’t let that fool you though. Overwatch hides some secrets which nobody has found yet according to Blizzard. Earlier this year, there were rumblings of a character named “Sombra.” As Eurogamer explains here, some of the maps in Overwatch contain mentions of Sombra in…

A Closer Look At Overwatch‘s Generous Headshot Hitboxes

Does playing Overwatch make you feel like there’s something in the water? Something that magically transforms you into a sniper demon, or conversely, a tottering watermelon with legs? You might be onto something. Force Gaming decided to test Overwatch’s headshot hitboxes (that is, the area in which something counts as a hit as opposed to…

Let’s compare Overwatch voices! This clip features the English, Korean, and Japanese voice tracks. [Thanks Sang, for the tip!]

Play Of The Game: LEGO Reinhardt

ZaziNombies—whose work we’ve featured before—has gone and built a 1:1 replica of an Overwatch weapon out of LEGO. And not some little handgun or rifle, either. He’s built Reinhardt’s Rocket Hammer.

Four Soldier: 76s Get 86’d

Today on Highlight Reel we have McCree vendettas, high-level Lucio play, Solider: 76 denial and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, 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 Rise of the Tomb…

The Overwatch Equivalent Of Liking Your Own Facebook Post

There’s nothing more frustrating than being called out in Overwatch’s post-match results screen and having nobody give a thumbs up. When that happens, I resort to extreme measures: I give myself a thumbs up. NO. SHAME. There are two different ways that Overwatch tries to make players feel cool when the match is over, win…

Overwatch Fans Have Turned DVA Into A Dorito-Eating Gremlin

According to Overwatch’s story, Hana Song used to be a professional StarCraft 2 player. That’s DVA’s entire schtick, really: she’s a big gamer. Fans have run with that premise, and taken it to its logical (and somehow adorable) conclusion. You know what the stereotype about gamers is by now, right? That we like to eat…

Overwatch Isn’t Very Good At Picking Kanji Characters

Blizzard released a short animation to explain the rivalry between bow-wielding mercenary Hanzo and cybernetic ninja Genji. The animation is neat and all, but people online in Japan have been pointing out that the kanji sure is odd. Japanese has a rather complex writing system that features kanji characters from China. There are also native…