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Overwatch shares reworkings of Bastion and Sombra coming to Overwatch 2
This past weekend during the OWL finals, Blizzard's remaining Overwatch team dropped some big reveals for the team-based shooter's sequel. Specifically, it shared planned...
Ex-Overwatch lead Jeff Kaplan posts fond farewell to Redditors
After briefly announcing his departure from Blizzard Entertainment earlier this week, Jeff Kaplan is making the rounds to say farewell to the fans who...
The Daily Grind: Are you worried about Blizzard in the wake of all of its high-profile departures?
In some ways, Jeff Kaplan leaving Blizzard after 19 years is not a stunning event, what with the ongoing process of people leaving the...
Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard Entertainment and his position as director of Overwatch
Everything is going super great at Blizzard Entertainment, and the proof of this can be found in the newest announcement of employment shakeups. Jeff Kaplan,...
Overwatch details competitive hero pools and experimental test modes
Your friend Jeff from the Overwatch team is here with a new video on the game's development - the current game, not just the...
Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan thinks Blizzard’s Blitzchung punishment was too harsh
Last week, it was players, game industry leaders, and congress against Blizzard in the matter of Hearthstone player Blitzchung's sentencing over pro-Hong Kong statements....
Overwatch’s 2018 includes new heroes, maps, and better competitive play
Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan barely has recovered from his marathon chair-sitting session over the holidays, but the scruffy-looking nerfherder is back in front...
Overwatch plants Jeff Kaplan in front of a fire for 10 hours and hands out free loot boxes
Overwatch made a bid for players' attention this busy holiday weekend, and in some ways, it succeeded. For starters, Blizzard decided to gift all...
Overwatch deals with trolls and smurfs
The complex and often times toxic environment of Overwatch continues to make the popular team shooter a source of controversy and attention. Even Game...
Overwatch teases new Winter Wonderland skins and Mei’s Yeti Hunt
Winter Wonderland is indeed returning to Overwatch next week on December 12th, and Game Director Jeff Kaplan is not doing anything to quell the...
Blizzard’s Jeff Kaplan on WoW Classic and the Overwatch toxicity ‘strike team’
Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan gave an interview on Reddit this week that provides an interesting perspective from an original World of Warcraft developer who defected to...
Overwatch reveals its plans to improve its e-sports viewing experience
Are you a lurker, a spectator, a lookie-loo when it comes to Overwatch? For fans of the game who love to watch matches yet...
Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan on how toxic gamers try to intimidate Blizzard devs
As the discussion and response to Overwatch's legendary toxicity problem continues, even the development team isn't spared from the impact of this, ahem, "passionate"...
Overwatch deals with ‘ban bug,’ publishes Zarya comic
Here is a fun bug indeed: Overwatch has a glitch that's been accidentally slinging seasonal bans at players who did not deserve them. It's...
Overwatch: Fan designs an awesome Thai character, competitive bans start soon
Overwatch's next great character isn't a product of Blizzard's labs at all but the imagination of a masters student who whipped up a Thai...
Overwatch promises to reduce duplicate item rewards in lockboxes
Since the only real form of progress in Overwatch involves skins, there's nothing more frustrating than opening a few dozen lockboxes and seeing every...
Overwatch begins booking trips to the moon on June 20
Next week Joe and Jane Gamer can secure their own ticket to the moon itself -- granted that they are playing Overwatch. Blizzard is...
Blizzard has been ‘doing a lot of research’ to thwart Overwatch toxicity
You can easily count me among those who've been historically unimpressed at the way toxicity is managed in Blizzard games; the studio has a...
Overwatch teases new character, shuts down hope of solo campaign
There has been a development in the world of Overwatch that may point to the debut of a brand-new hero.
Blizzard posted a lore update today...
How Overwatch was born in the ashes of Blizzard’s Project Titan MMO
A new piece out on the PlayStation blog is picking at MMO players' Project Titan scar.
Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan explains that after the seven-year Project...
