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PSA: Overwatch 2 is clearancing out old Overwatch League skins, get ’em while you can
Remember the Overwatch League? It's OK if that slipped your mind considering the meteoric crash of the marquee esports league Blizzard constructed for Overwatch:...
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...
US Department of Justice and Activision-Blizzard reach a settlement over an esports salary lawsuit
It would apparently not be enough for Activision-Blizzard to treat its employees poorly; it also has been found to treat those who compete in...
Pro Overwatch League esports player Kim ‘Alarm’ Kyeong-bo passes away at age 20
There's some incredibly tragic news coming out of Overwatch's esports scene. Kim Kyeong-bo aka "Alarm," the flex-support player for the Philadelphia Fusion OWL team,...
Overwatch League plans an April 2022 start and confirms the use of an ‘early build’ of Overwatch 2
Are you eager for the next round of Overwatch competition? Then perhaps you'll be happy to note that Jon Spector, the VP of the...
Blizzard denies rumor that Overwatch League will take year-long hiatus after current season
If you're still a big fan of Overwatch and the competitive Overwatch League, we may have some bad news for you. A rumor being...
Activision-Blizzard sexism scandal day 17: More esports sponsors consider abandoning Overwatch League
In the course of our reporting on the ongoing Blizzard sexual harassment and sexual discrimination scandal that's now prompted multiple lawsuits, we noted that...
U.S. Department of Justice investigates Overwatch League over salary concerns
While Blizzard wants as many eyes as possible on its Overwatch franchise, the studio could probably do without the recent gaze of the U.S....
Overwatch League team Vancouver Titans loses its entire roster amidst controversy
There has been some talk that the third season of the Overwatch League is kind of crucial for attracting viewers and convincing fans to...
Blizzard’s Overwatch League matches in China are on hold for two months for the coronavirus
For whatever other issues Blizzard is having right now, it can't be said that the studio isn't paying close attention to potential viral outbreaks...
San Francisco Shock wins the 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals and $1.1M in a clean sweep
The 2019 season of the Overwatch League came to a close with yesterday's grand finals, which saw the #1-ranked Vancouver Titans square off against...
Today in bizarre gaming promos: Roblox and the NFL, Overwatch and Cheez-Its
Step aside, bubble tea and video game candles: We've got new weird cross promotions for you today.
First, Roblox announced a partnership with the NFL....
London Spitfire topped this weekend’s Overwatch League world championship as second season franchise buy-ins climb
The Overwatch League's first season grand finals have wrapped up, and the London Spitfire has emerged as the world victor. The Spitfire shut out...
Overwatch League gets ESPN and Disney XD television contract
Count this as a huge victory for Blizzard's attempt to legitimize and popularize its fledgling Overwatch League.
The studio announced this week that it has...
The war on toxicity: Overwatch League and Rainbow Six Siege crack down
Are studios starting to wake up and take action against particularly odious instances of gaming toxicity in their products? Blizzard, at least, is working...
Ubisoft addresses Rainbow Six Siege toxicity, ESPN slams toxicity in Overwatch League
Ubisoft is sick of toxicity in its games, and to combat it, it's whipping out the banhammer as a "first step" in getting the...
The MOP Up: Closers chooses its next character (March 4, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Twitch pushes the Overwatch League through viewer promotions
Superheroes and streaming make for interesting bedfellows, but for fans who are used to watching a ton of Overwatch on Twitch, it's perhaps not...
It’s getting more expensive to join the Overwatch League
If you didn't get in on the ground floor of the Overwatch League with a professional team of your own, just know that it's...
Best not be toxic on YouTube, Overwatch players, because Blizzard is watching you
Back in 2013, when Linda "Brasse" Carlson still fronted SOE's community branch, she made headlines for making SOE's anti-toxicity policies very clear. "If we...
