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The Overwatch Lunar New Year event is now live! From today until March 5th, Blizzard Entertainment’s online shooter will be celebrating the start of the Year of the Dog with a new map called Ayutthaya, new Capture the Flag game modes, and 50 new Lunar New Year-themed cosmetics such as Red Phoenix Mercy, Black Tortoise Zarya, White Tiger Genji, Black [...]
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Last Friday, Blizzard Entertainment announced that the Overwatch Lunar Year Event will start on February 8th. The studio, however, hadn’t revealed anything beyond the start date of the event. Well, here they are. This year, Overwatch is celebrating the Year of the Dog with a new Capture the Flag competitive mode, a new Capture the Flag map, and more than [...]
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The Chinese Lunar New Year is just around the corner and Overwatch will be joining the festivities for the second year since the game launched in May 2016. The Lunar New Year event is set to being on February 8th. Unfortunately, Blizzard Entertainment has been a bit skimpy about the details but if it’s anything like last year’s event then [...]
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Blizzard Entertainment teased a massive content drop for Overwatch at BlizzCon last year which will include new items for all 26 heroes. The much-awaited update has finally gone live and it’s packed with tons of goodies for players to enjoy. New cosmetics are coming to Overwatch in early 2018! Unlock skins, emotes, highlights intros, and more for all 26 heroes. [...]
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A last minute deal was finally struck between Activsion Blizzard and Twitch for broadcasting rights to the newly created Overwatch League just 1 day before matches begin on January 10th. While no financial details of the deal were disclosed, SportsBusinessDaily is reporting that the deal is worth "at least $90M" which would make it the biggest exclusive eSports broadcasting deal [...]
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There have been troubling signs over the weekend that Blizzard has once again upped the ante in their fight against 'toxic' behavior in Overwatch. The trouble began when streamer Fuey500 was banned for (according to him) simply picking Torbjorn, a character that he picks regardless of team composition. Players who 'main' only a single character are often labeled as one-trick [...]
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Feeling left out when your friends talk about the awesome Overwatch match that they won last night? Here’s your chance to finally join in the conversation. Well, at least for the weekend that is. Blizzard Entertainment will be holding a free Overwatch weekend on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One from November 17th to November 20th. If you haven’t had [...]
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Boy, is today an exciting day for Overwatch. Blizzard has not only released a new animated short for Reinhardt, diving further deeper into his backstory and his return to Overwatch, they have also announced their next hero - Moira! A support character allied with Talon, Moira is sort of like Zenyatta's evil counterpart. She blends together orbs, beams, and the [...]
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Let’s face it, not everyone has the skills to be Overwatch e-sports material, but you can still show your competitive side in-game with the start of Season 7 of Competitive Play earlier this week. If you’re still dreaming of making it into the big leagues, the Overwatch Open Division might be a good place to start. “For those who have [...]
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If you’ve ever spectated a match in Overwatch you probably have an idea of how hard it is to follow the action. Blizzard Entertainment is working to improve your e-sports viewing experience with a number of welcome changes and updates. Game Director Jeff Kaplan talks about these changes in a recent developer update. “We realized that there’s a lot of [...]
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