The London Spitfire may have been crowned the champions of the inaugural season of the Overwatch League back in July, but the fun has just begun. On August 1st, the signing window for teams to renegot
Creating and promoting a film is obviously a massive undertaking that can only be discussed in hypotheticals and with broad, vague strokes, but Blizzard is already halfway there.
Blizzard Entertainment unveiled a new control map, Busan, and a new cinematic short featuring D.Va at Korea Fan Festival this Wednesday. The D.Va short, "Shooting Star," follows Hana Song as she defen
Seoul Dynasty announced earlier today via Twitter that the team had acquired Baek "Fissure" Chan-Hyung from the Los Angeles Gladiators. The announcement comes after a turbulent season for the Gladiato
Here's the thing: I'm lactose intolerant and over the last two years, I've discovered that my relationship with ranked is like my relationship with dairy -- I don't need it, I don't particularly want
But these individuals, as vital and accomplished as they may be, account for a mere fraction of the work that goes into each Overwatch League production. There is an expansive behind-the-scenes crew comprised of dozens of brilliant, diverse personalities whose faces will rarely be glimpsed
Late Tuesday night, Chris "Huk" Loranger, the President of Gaming for the Kraft Group, announced via the O.W. Discord server that Boston Uprising would be conducting open tryouts for their Overwatch
If you're not familiar with Overwatch esports, then “5 Deadly Venoms Crew” probably gives you flashbacks to a grainy, 1970s Shaw Brothers film or makes you wonder what the Wu Tang Clan is
The Los Angeles Gladiators announced on Wednesday that Chan-Hyung “Fissure” Baek will not be competing in the team's first match of the Overwatch League inaugural season playoffs.
Although marketed as a “hero-based FPS,” Overwatch has strayed further and further from its origins since early release, each hero introduction and overhaul warping the game into a gimmick
Earlier today, the owner of EnVision Esports announced that the organization had released its Overwatch Contenders roster and that the organization would be leaving Overwatch for good.
This year, the final 12 were selected after two weeks of rigorous trials that were streamed for the public, and the team combines the best talent from several of the region’s best teams.
At the Blizzard Arena, an expansive, one-of-a-kind LED screen envelops the audience in the maps they have spent hours playing in-game, and, on a good day, the albeit small stadium bursts with energy and excitement as teams take to the stage.
Going pro in Overwatch requires as much, if not more, work as a full-time job, but it sure as hell does not pay like one. Yet, the future of the Overwatch League is contingent upon players like “Bischu” sacrificing their livelihood for the dream.
The initial excitement and novelty surrounding the announcement and release will soon fade to reveal that ranked is, well... still bad.
For now, whether you prefer patches or t-shirts, Pride parties or a day at the Blizzard Arena, these are some of the ways you can show your pride with the Overwatch League.
Women in gaming need to be shown by their peers – not just CEOs touting inclusion initiatives and diversity statistics – that they are welcome, wanted, and will be treated equally in their communities when it matters.
Earlier this month, Kim Phan, the Director of Esports at Blizzard Entertainment, delivered the keynote address at the Inven Global Esports Conference, and while the former Warcraft 3 commentator waxed nostalgic about the history of the esports industry early in her speech, her attention quickly shifted to the industry’s future.
Conversations between viewers become less and less about gameplay and more about the gaming company’s latest shenanigans and missteps; streamers begin answering more questions about Blizzard-generated drama than they do competition; and, little by little, Overwatch begins to pale in comparison to esports that are deftly navigating the line between gamer culture and mainstream audiences.
