If you're a current or lapsed Overwatch fan who hasn't kept up with the latest news, you don't want to miss the D.Va's Nano Cola Challenge rewards available until September 10th, 2018. Following on from the release of the new Shooting Star animated character video and the Busan map from her hometown, everyone's favourite mech pilot has a new skin, player icon and sprays up for … [Read more...]
Overwatch League Pro Suspended for Homophobic Insult
Both the Overwatch League and the Dallas Fuel have taken action against a professional gamer who insulted a fellow competitor on his personal live stream following a match. Fuel player Felix 'xQc' Lengyel has been suspended for two weeks (4 games) by the Overwatch League, with a fine of $2,000, and the Dallas Fuel team have also added a futher week to the suspension. The … [Read more...]
Is Overwatch Banning One-Trick Off-Meta Players?
Blizzard has had to respond to some controversy over the last few days. Recent events left many players wondering "Is Overwatch banning one-trick off-meta players?", and the answer is more complicated than a simple yes or no. So, one-trick Overwatch players are those who try to only choose one character from the selection of 26. In the case which ignited the community, it … [Read more...]
New Blizzard World Map Revealed for Overwatch
There's been plenty for Overwatch fans from BlizzCon 2017. A new Reinhardt animated film, a new hero, also the new Blizzard World map revealed for Overwatch. And when it's released early in 2018, it'll be accompanied by some special themed skins which look awesome. Back to Blizzard World, and as a theme park based on the company behind Overwatch, Diablo, Starcraft, … [Read more...]
New Reinhardt Overwatch Animated Short Film
Reinhardt has always been a popular Overwatch hero choice, mainly due to his Barrier Field. But he's often seen as a final pick for escort missions at lower levels, because his offensive capabilities work best when playing as a team rather than six solo DPS choices. Hopefully this new Reinhardt Overwatch animated short film will inspire more people to see the value in German … [Read more...]
Blizzard Goes After Chinese Overwatch Clones
Successful games can often inspire similar titles. But some are more blatant than others. Which is why it's no surprise Blizzard goes after Chinese Overwatch clones when they're particularly shameless. In this case, it's mobile game Heroes of Warfare by developers 4399. Blizzard and Chinese partners NetEase are suing 4399 for intellectual property infringement, which means … [Read more...]
Activision launches eSports Division
Activision has launched a dedicated eSports division which will work across titles under both Activision and Blizzard. Heading up the new team will be chairman Steve Bornstein (former ESPN and NFL Network CEO), and senior vice president Mike Sepso (former MLG co-founder). The existing eSports teams who currently organise competition for the likes of Call of Duty, Starcraft … [Read more...]
Patent lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard
A lawsuit has been filed against Activision Blizzard and social games company Zynga. The complaint by Walker Digitial alleges that a number of games infringe a July 2002 patent for a database-driven online distributed tournament system. Games named in the complaint include both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops, alonside World of Warcraft, DJ Hero 2, … [Read more...]