Official Site:Â Overwatch
Studio:Â Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date:Â May 24, 2016
Genre: Team-Based OFPS
Business Model:Â B2P
Platform:Â PC, Xbox One, PS4
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Blizzard decides to skip Gamescom 2019 as part of cost-cutting efforts
The con circuit has always been a sort of expected course for games companies to run, like the Tour de France except with less...
Not So Massively: Yearning for an MMO future free of loot
Throughout all of the Drama over Anthem's loot issues, I've just been rolling my eyes. Not because I think Bioware screwed up -- arguably...
BlizzCon 2019 announced for the start of November
It's almost time! All right, it's nowhere near time, but it will be time when November 1st rolls around for BlizzCon. The convention dates have...
Overwatch introduces the Workshop to build truly custom game modes
Historically, one of the best parts of Blizzard's various single-player games has been building custom maps; it worked out well for Warcraft III, clearly, and...
Overwatch’s next hero is not Sojourn, but a lot of people wish she were
You all remember how people were a little bit miffed about the introduction of Wrecking Ball/Hammond into the Overwatch lineup, right? To summarize very quickly,...
Overwatch teases Havana map, breaks down Storm Rising event
Earlier this week, Overwatch cracked open the vault and let players dive in to the Storm Rising mission. In typical form, game director Jeff...
Overwatch assigns a new co-op mission today, code-named Storm Rising
Despite what you may think, Overwatch's heroes aren't always at each other's throats while endangering the populace around them. Not always. Once in a...
Overwatch announces its upcoming Archives event, Storm Rising, with new lore teasers
(We've updated the end of this piece with the formal announcement.)
The folks at Blizzard have dropped a pair of mysterious Overwatch lore teasers, serving...
The Daily Grind: How much does trust for other players matter in MMORPGs?
My husband is a dedicated Overwatch player, and lately he's been watching videos about improving his skill that frankly seem to have just as...
MMO Business Roundup: Philly’s Overwatch arena, the PUBG Netease settlement, and GDC’s record showing
Welcome back to the MMO Business Roundup!
Remember about a year ago when the battle royale industry started trying to sue everyone into oblivion? PUBG...
The player endorsement system in Overwatch has actually cut down on toxic behavior
It turns out that when you reward players for being decent human beings in Overwatch, there's incentive for people to continue being decent human beings....
Overwatch’s 30th hero, Baptiste, has officially joined the fray
The doctor will see you now -- you better hope you're on his good side, though. Overwatch's 30th hero, the combat medic Baptiste, is...
Overwatch explores the lore and mechanics behind Baptiste before his live release
Good news, Baptiste fans, the new healer is going to be deployed to Overwatch's live servers within the next couple of weeks according to the...
MMO Business Roundup: Skyrim’s multiplayer mod mess, Neural MMO, and the rise of Overwatch League
Welcome back to another roundup of stuff happening in the gaming business world relevant to MMOers. Remember Skyrim Together, the multiplayer Skyrim mod that...
Blizzard Roundup: NetEase on Diablo Immortal’s launch, plus news on HOTS, Hearthstone, and Overwatch
MMO Culture has an interesting translated bit from the NetEase conference call last week that homes in on Diablo Immortal, the game that was...
Blizzard deep-dives Overwatch’s new hero Baptiste as he enters public testing
Earlier this week, Blizzard unveiled Overwatch's 30th hero, the Haitian combat medic Baptiste who after being orphaned in the Omnic Crisis joined up with...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 209: ArenaNet layoffs, Blizzard layoffs, and PlanetSide Arena delays
Justin and Bree discuss the Guild Wars 2 layoffs, Blizzard layoffs, PlanetSide Arena's delay, WoW's allied races, and LOTRO's expansion, with adventures in DDO, SWGL, and Trove, and mailbag letters on ethical studios, ancient MMOs, and Project Titan.
Overwatch’s newest hero is Baptiste, a combat medic with a shameful past
Following a cryptic tease last week, Blizzard has officially unveiled the newest member of the Overwatch roster, Baptiste, by way of an origin story...
SuperData January 2019: Digital gaming revenue is down across the board as Fortnite has ‘increasingly lumpy revenue profile’
Hey so can we just get a do-over on January and maybe February? No? Sigh. SuperData's released its January 2019 report, and surprising no...
Guns blaze in the City of Lights as Overwatch’s new Paris map goes live
What could be more romantic than a whirlwind getaway to gay Paris -- la Ville Lumière, the very epicenter of art, history, and culture?...
