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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Overwatch PTR changes suggest there may be a new hero inbound
Although Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan confirmed earlier this week that Blizzard will not be unveiling a new map at this year's BlizzCon, the...
Overwatch is not announcing a new map at this year’s BlizzCon
In a new developer update video posted yesterday, Overwatch Game Director Jeff "Jeff from the Overwatch team" Kaplan talks about some of the new...
MassivelyOP’s guide to MMO Halloween 2018
Whether or not you consider yourself too old to put on that Hulk or Sparkle Twilight costume and prance ("HULK PRANCE") around the neighborhood...
Here’s how Overwatch’s Pink Mercy charity donations help fight breast cancer
It seems fitting to have used Overwatch's Mercy as the face of a charity for a medical cause, which happened earlier this year with...
MMO Business Roundup: Bethsoft Moscow, A:IR publishing, OSU esports, SpatialOS, and Square-Enix
Business business business numbers, is this working?! Let's dip into some of the scattered online gaming business tidbits of the week that might otherwise...
Overwatch’s Halloween Terror 2018 event is now live on all platforms
It's already Halloween in Overwatch: Blizzard barfed pumpkins, skins, and creepy crawlies all over its team shooter this afternoon.
"Welcome back to Overwatch Halloween Terror...
Blizzard is apparently taking measures to foster diversity and inclusion at BlizzCon 2018
Diversity and inclusion have been hot topics in the gaming industry for some time now, and it's one that Blizzard plans to put front-and-center...
Overwatch teases its upcoming LEGO sets, players decry Pharah’s nerfs
She's weathered a lot of updates without being significantly changed, but Pharah is finally getting some big changes with the next Overwatch patch... and...
BlizzCon 2018: Blizzard reveals key panels for Diablo, WoW Classic
We're just a month away from BlizzCon now, and as it's the biggest last gaming con of the year that we focus on, we're...
Overwatch’s Halloween Terror begins October 9, but don’t expect ‘dramatic new game modes’
Overwatch has joined the short list of online games prepping their Halloween events nearly a month in advance: Blizzard announced this morning that Halloween...
The MOP Up: Blizzard’s new playgrounds
Ranked Season 4 started up in Heroes of the Storm this past week, and that's just the start of the fun with Blizzard's MOBA....
Blizzard targets third-party Overwatch apps, deep-dives Torbjörn rework
Blizzard is putting its foot down on the use of "unauthorized third-party applications" in its popular competitive shooter Overwatch, according to a recent post...
Vague Patch Notes: Trickle-down metagames in MMORPGs
A while back, there was an interesting set of data coming out of a discussion about Overwatch. The discussion was about the concept of...
International regulators co-sign declaration to investigate lockboxes and skin gambling
If you thought Belgium and The Netherlands were going to keep on standing alone in the fight against lootboxes, you were very much mistaken,...
South Korean legislation would make online sexual harassment a criminal offense
According to a recent report from PCGamesN, South Korean legislators are considering a bill that would make sexual harassment in online games a crime...
UK researchers identify link between lootboxes and problem gambling
Are lockboxes just another form of gambling? That depends on which government entity, scientist, lawyer, or doctor you ask. But maybe the question we...
Blizzard job postings reveal new unannounced project
Some new job postings on Blizzard's careers site seem to suggest that the World of Warcraft and Overwatch creator has something big in the...
BlizzCon reveals the first digital freebie and prepares for more pre-show build-a-panel fun
Begun, the BlizzCon has. Sort of. Yesterday's video reveal of what promises to be the first of several virtual freebies from the Virtual Ticket...
Check out the BlizzCon attendee swag before you catch the pre-show kickoff
Like Christmas, BlizzCon is arriving earlier every year. Yes, the actual convention doesn't start until late October, but there's a pre-show kickoff event taking...
Overwatch’s latest map, Busan, goes live today
Overwatch's latest map, Busan, is live as of today. The new map, which is located on D.Va's home turf of South Korea, may be...
