One of the most storied franchises in the Overwatch League made a huge announcement regarding the future of their roster and staff moving forward. The Los Angeles Valiant, who is a beloved franchise since the inception of the Overwatch League, announced they released their players and staff due to COVID-related visa issues with no further information.
As first reported by Bloomberg, Immortals Gaming Club, who owns the Los Angeles Valiant of the Overwatch League is seeking to sell its spot in OWL. According to the report, this is one of the possible options for the future of the organization. This move comes off the heels for the Valiant as they finished 8th in the regular season and 5th-6th in the North American playoffs in the 2020 season.
UPDATE 11/10: Dallas Fuel has signed another former Element Mystic member in Seung-soo "Jecse" Lee, bringing the team near the completion of its roster for the 2021 Overwatch League season. The South Korean support previously played for Houston Outlaws in OWL 2020 and Seoul Dynasty in the playoffs of Overwatch League 2019.
The Los Angeles Gladiators continue their overhaul of their team this offseason. The Gladiators started their offseason adding Young-hun "MuZe" Kim to the team.
In the most spontaneous offseason yet in the Overwatch League, Dong-gyu "Mano" Kim joins the Philadelphia Fusion. Mano was a staple for the New York Excelsior as the tank player since the inaugural season of OWL.
Another piece of the puzzle to San Francisco Shock's back-to-back championships is released from the team. Dong-jun "Rascal" Kim, who was a major piece to the Shock, is not going to be with the team next season.
Free agency in the Overwatch League just started and is looking to be a hot topic for fans, players, and teams. NYXL is involved in this period of time as they released Nenne, WhoRU, HOTBA, and BiaNcA.
moth, formerly from SF Shock, announced via Twitter that he is leaving the team to explore free agency for the next Overwatch League season.
San Francisco Shock's Grant "moth" Espe, Matthew "super" DeLisi, and General Manager Chris Chung joins the press in an online press conference via Zoom to talk about defending their championship, and adapting this season.
Philadelphia Fusion's Daniel "FunnyAstro" Hathaway, Gael "Poko" Gouzerch, and Coach Christopher "ChrisTFer" Graham joins the press in an online press conference via Zoom to talk about the upcoming Grand Finals.
Seoul Dynasty's Jin-mo "tobi" Yang, Joon-yeong "Profit" Park, Jae-hee "Gesture" Hong, and Coach Chang-geun "changgoon" Park joined the press in an online press conference via Zoom to talk about the Grand Finals and what it means for Seoul.
The Shanghai Dragons' Min-chul "IZaYaKI" Kim, Jae-gon "LeeJaeGon" Lee, Eui-Seok "Fearless" Lee, and Coach Byung-chul "Moon" Moon joined the press in an online press conference via Zoom to discuss their season and the Grand Finals.
A team like the Washington Justice who struggled for most of the season is starting to rebuild their roster by adding DPS player, Gui-un "Decay" Jang, via Twitter.
Summer Games is back in Overwatch with a new array of skins, sprays, and player icons. Lucioball is back and faster than ever to bring quicker and more chaotic gameplay.
In a tweet earlier made by the Atlanta Reign, they made a huge announcement that one of their star players, Andrej "babybay" Francisty, has retired from Overwatch League.
Another year, another anniversary. Overwatch had its ups and downs throughout this year competitively. For casual players, the game is as good as its ever been. Players had constant changes with the game from role queue, hero pools, removal of map pools, removal of 2CP maps like Horizon Lunar Colony and Paris, and the experimental card. These changes are good for the longevity of the game and heading into the next installment of Overwatch. If you stuck with the game up to this point in time, the developers are going to reward you with new content in this year's Overwatch Anniversary event.
Upon the Vancouver Titans releasing their entire roster this week, the team that played in the grand finals last year, they announced six new additions to the team.
A developing story involving the Vancouver Titans culminated today when the team decided to release their entire roster via Twitter and blog post. The Titans stormed their way into the Overwatch League last season, where they dominated their way into the grand finals. Even though they did not win the OWL championship last season, predictions expected for the Titans to continue dominating this season.
There is a constant need for change in Overwatch because of the living nature of the game. From hero balance to map designs, the development team has a wide array of options at their disposal that they can direct their creativity towards. To change things up in Overwatch, the development team implemented map pools late last year and hero pools in early March to keep the playerbase's never-ending need for new content satisfied.
Boston Uprising terminated the contract of their tank player, Walid “Mouffin” Bassal, after undergoing an investigation last week regarding sexual harassment towards minors.
