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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The Daily Grind: Should MMOs make more effort to corral likeminded gamers?
I've mentioned before that my husband has been playing a lot of Destiny 2 lately (fillin' the ol' Overwatch void), and it's led to...
Overwatch wraps up beta testing for its sequel’s PvP and releases volume 2 of the original’s anniversary event
The devs of Overwatch have called it a wrap for the sequel's PvP beta test round, and game director Aaron Keller would like to...
Diablo III makes the Echoing Nightmare permanent, Overwatch 2 discusses support hero adjustments
Whether you're a fan of hacking up demons in Diablo III or testing out the new PvP meta in Overwatch 2, there's some news...
Overwatch 2 designers talk about the game’s first beta test including support buffs and the lack of a ranked queue
The Blizzard team behind Overwatch 2 is doing its best to communicate with players about the state of the game's testing and what changes...
Massively on the Go: Nintendo Switch Sports’ post-launch is going smoothly – but to where?
Nintendo Switch Sports is out in the wild now, and while early reviews were limited to offline play, obviously our coverage requires a game...
Overwatch 2’s first beta officially begins this afternoon – are you playing?
We're just an hour away from the beta launch of Overwatch 2, which ought to please everyone but folks who simply liked Overwatch's meta...
Activision-Blizzard Q1 2022: Revenues plummet, Blizzard loses another 2M players
Welcome back to our regular coverage of Activision-Blizzard's quarterly financials.
As of this morning, we have Q1's results, comprising January, February, and March 2022, a...
Massively Overthinking: The WoW Dragonflight and Wrath Classic roundtable
So this week's Massively Overthinking is going to cautiously stick a paw into the beehive of World of Warcraft, thanks to the reveal of...
Overwatch 2 is making Doomfist a tank and making Orisa more aggressive
Hero roles are going to be changing when Overwatch 2 arrives, and the game's upcoming PvP beta is going to shine a spotlight on several...
Three years later, Blizzard finally reveals Overwatch 2’s Sojourn
So let's talk about Sojourn. You remember Overwatch's Sojourn, right? She's been hinted at as a playable character for an absurdly long time -...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 368: Morrowind and the Mirror Universe
Justin and Bree discuss Star Trek Online, movement in EverQuest and EverQuest II, RuneScape's subscription hike, Elder Scrolls Online's freebie Morrowind, and Ukraine's impact in Overwatch and Wargaming MMOs, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, and TTRPG Hero Kids, plus a mailbag topic of virtual reality MMOs.
Blizzard refreshes players on World of Warcraft development and Overwatch 2 map design
The Sepulcher of the First Ones raid continues to release in slow molasses-drip format on World of Warcraft's raid finder, with the third wing of...
Overwatch alters one of Zarya’s legendary skins to avoid any possible association with the Russian invasion of Ukraine
One of Zarya's legendary skins in Overwatch has received an unannounced but very important change with the game's recent patch: The skin no longer has...
Overwatch elaborates on the Anniversary Remix vol. 1 event arriving April 5
The anniversary event of Overwatch is on the horizon, but this time it's going to be a bit different. In fact, it's going to...
April Fools’ Day around the MMO world, 2022 edition
Whether you love it or dread it, April Fools' Day is happening everywhere, specifically to annoy copyeditors who have to fix that dang apostrophe...
GDC 2022: Control, revenue, scarcity, ethics, and the human challenges of the gaming ‘metaverse’
While some panels at GDC 2022 have been deeply disappointing, the panel titled "A Brave New (Virtual) World: Ethics and Governance of XR and...
Prime Gaming teams up with Blizzard to offer freebies for Overwatch, Hearthstone, WoW, and StarCraft
Amazon Prime members are likely already very familiar with all of the free stuff they can claim for a wide variety of games, but...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 366: A blunder and a blunderbuss
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's next expansion, New World's latest patch, Gamigo's layoffs, Black Desert, and Elyon, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, GW2, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on MMO longevity and volunteerism in MMOs.
Diablo II Resurrected delays update 2.4 due to ‘showstopper’ bugs, Overwatch 2 outlines its new ping system
For those who are looking forward to the class balancing and competitive ladder features of Diablo II: Resurrected's update 2.4, there's some bad news:...
Overwatch 2 hypes its April 26 closed PvP beta as the Overwatch League struggles to secure sponsors
If there's anybody out there still interested in what PvP in Overwatch 2 is going to look like, the previously announced spring beta test...
