Time for Part 2 of the 2020 preseason power rankings. Let's round out the bottom half and see what teams rank going into the top half of the rankings.
It is that time of the year again, and I am not talking about Christmas. It is time for another season of the Overwatch League. Previously, on the Overwatch League, New York Excelsior had a heartbreaking semifinal against Vancouver, the Titans had an extraordinary season until they met the San Francisco Shock in the grand finals, and the Shock is your new 2019 Overwatch League champions. Many emotions were felt in the Blizzard Arena from heartache, laughter, cries, and elation.
In empowering gamers to bet on their own games, Betti Games is looking to redefine autonomy, authenticity and user-friendliness in esports betting with Betti, an Instant Messenger-based platform for games of skill.
February 3rd, London: The British Esports Association, the not-for-profit organisation set up to promote and support grassroots esports, has announced the dates for its student grand finals. The 2019/
The Overwatch League 2020 season has run into an unexpected snag in the form of the Coronavirus outbreak in China, and as a result, all homestands taking place in China throughout February and March will be cancelled and re-scheduled at a later date. Guangzhou Charge had three homestands scheduled through the first two months of OWL 2020, with Shanghai Dragons and Hangzhou Spark each hosting one homestand, respectively.
The biggest update to Overwatch is here. Changes include more frequent balance updates, experimental card, and hero pools. Read more to see all the changes going on in Overwatch.
Just hours before Call of Duty League's season opener on Friday afternoon, YouTube announced exclusive streaming rights for all Activision Blizzard esports, including OWL, CoD League, Hearthstone, and more. Read more on the deal here:
There will also be a signature series of apparel developed, inspired by two members of the all-star coaching staff, Joe “JoeMeister” Gramano, and Alex “Xpecial” Chu.
Orisa, Sigma, and Baptiste are the next heroes to get some tuning in the Overwatch tool shed. Read up on what is being tuned in the next Overwatch patch.
A post in the Blizzard forums brought the attention to Overwatch's lead designer, Jeff Kaplan. Current role queue is 2/2/2; however, there is experimentation going on for 3/2/1 with 3 DPS and 1 tank. The balance of the future in Overwatch is in Jeff Kaplan's hands. Let's dive and analyze what could happen if role queue was adjusted.
Team MVP's delay in payment was revealed. On the 17th (KST), former manager of Team MVP's APEX team, Choi Seok-won revealed the delay of payment problem on Team MVP's official Facebook account. He men
In a recent report by Dexerto's Richard Lewis, various talent from Overwatch League claimed they were expected to take pay cuts for the 2020 season. Read more about his report here:
Streetwear designer Jeff Staple teamed up with the Overwatch League to create the first of its kind Esports Player Kit. The 20 teams participating in the League will have their own unique designs.
The Overwatch team released new PTR patch notes following the controversy of "power creep." The new patch notes highlighted nerfs and buffs to heroes that will make or break the double shield meta. Read Inven Global's Chris Cuevo's thoughts on the new PTR patch notes and how it affects the current meta.
T1 has announced its roster for the upcoming of Overwatch Contenders in South Korea. At the helm of the roster will be Head Coach Wonhyeop “ArHan” Jeong, who played for Houston Outlaws in the DPS position during both seasons of Overwatch League.
Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat is leaving the Overwatch League. The caster, who joined Blizzard's premiere Overwatch competition to narrate its matches from Season 1, announced on Twitter that he'd no lo
Blizzard has confirmed to be late on payments for the second season of Overwatch Contenders, totaling to less than 10% of total wages to be paid.
This week, an Overwatch developer made a post about how the community - specifically high elo - doesn't fully understand power creep, but received harsh feedback on his breakdown. He later clarified the statement, elaborating on how players are correct in some ways but lack some crucial data. Read more on the story here:
The LA Valiant will trade out its green and yellow jerseys for a new Southern California inspired blue and gold thread.
Overwatch League is undergoing a discussion where the future of the league is going. Players retired, OWL talent leaving for freelance work, and roster moves plagued the offseason. Is it on a downhill course? Is it rebuilding for the future? Inven Global reached out to two individuals who were formerly involved with Overwatch League teams for further comment.
