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Overwatch 2’s ninth season adds co-op mission and makes sweeping changes to heroes
You are the champions of the world... of Overwatch 2.
That's the message that Blizzard is sending out as Season 9: Champions kicks into effect....
Overwatch 2 previews Season 9 updates to competitive play and characters
Overwatch 2 has already painted a broad picture of the changes to competitive play due for the shooter's Season 9, but now director Aaron...
Former Overwatch 2 lead vfx artist calls out Blizzard for deceptive promotion and pay behavior
Workers and former workers at the various substudios at Activision-Blizzard have been calling it out as an unpleasant workplace for a while now since...
Overwatch 2’s Season 9 calls to Champions next week
The ninth season of Overwatch 2 is ticking down to launch next week on February 13th with an array of "eldritch horrors" waiting on...
Blizzard revives Overwatch 2 esports with the newly announced Overwatch Champions Series
Remember back before Christmas when it became clear that Overwatch League, the bajillion-dollar esports league that embroiled global investors and players and then was...
Overwatch 2 admits talking about self-healing early was ‘a mistake’ and promises further clarity soon
Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller sent the shooter's community into a bit of a wobble earlier in the week when he discussed several gameplay...
Overwatch 2 considers adding party frames, tank and DPS passive self-heals, and spawn changes in Season 9
Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller is apparently looking to shake things up significantly in Season 9 if his latest dev blog is any indication,...
Overwatch 2 temporarily removes Illari from competitive play after a bug gave her infinite ammo
As much fun as infinite ammo in Overwatch 2 probably sounds, it would very likely upset some of the sweatier competitive players of the...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2024
For our first Massively Overthinking of the year, we're drawing a hard line between what we think will happen, what we mean to make...
Following Bobby Kotick’s exit, former ABK devs call out his toxic management and Overwatch 2 sabotage
Now that Bobby Kotick has floated away from Activision-Blizzard on a doubtlessly diamond-encrusted platinum parachute, some former developers at Blizzard are feeling confident enough...
The Daily Grind: Who told the biggest gaming fib of 2023?
Did you know I keep a list of quotes and fibs? Well, you probably did, since we already did our annual piece on the...
Overwatch 2’s Winter Wonderland returns today with holiday content and rewards
Just because Overwatch 2 brings out the competitive spirit in everyone doesn't mean that those same players can't take a day or two to...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2024
It's time once again for the MOP staff and readers to engage in our favorite end-of-the-year MMO: collectively guessing what's going to happen next...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2023 MMO predictions
We've been offering up an MMO predictions list for Massively Overthinking for years upon years now as our writers and readers prognosticate on the...
Overwatch 2’s new hero Mauga is ready to wreck faces starting tomorrow
As promised, Blizzard is raising horn to lips to herald Overwatch 2's Call of the Hunt, which is officially on as of tomorrow, December...
Overwatch 2 previews Season 8 balance adjustments and discusses quick play leave penalties
Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller is once again talking about balance in his address to players, as the team vs. team shooter inches ever...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2023
2023 was definitely a year of surprises for me. Not all of them were pleasant! If you've been watching my columns, you probably have...
Overwatch 2 digests its PvP-focused BlizzCon reveals, promises more ‘surprise and delight’ events for all
Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller is using his usual Director's Take blog post to take a breath and process the reveals made by the...
Don’t look now but Blizzard has been quietly patching up Heroes of the Storm
When it comes to Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard is putting the "maintenance" back in "maintenance mode" as November 16th saw a new patch...
Hearthstone’s Showdown in the Badlands releases, Overwatch 2 patches in a reworked Roadhog
It's another bundle of Blizzard game news tied into one package, and this one is specifically for the digital CCG and team-based shooter fans,...
