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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Blizzard solves its ‘one company, two policies’ problem by hiding pro players and canceling an event
While many gamers are now looking ahead to BlizzCon for its reveals after the Hearthstone Hong Kong esports fiasco, I'm far more curious about...
Not So Massively: The Blizzard I loved is dead
This week's Not So Massively column was supposed to be a wishlist of things I want from an announcement of Diablo IV. When I...
Players, pros, and politicians join in protest over Blizzard’s censorship of Hong Kong Hearthstone pro
The furor over Blizzard's ban of a Hong Kong Hearthstone pro player and apparent firing of two Taiwanese commentators has only increased since its...
Overwatch is getting a young adult novel focused on Orisa’s creator, Efi Oladele
Those of you who know your Overwatch lore no doubt recognize the name Efi Oladele, the creator of robotic hero Orisa in the wake...
The MOP Up: KurtzPel is getting a dash of Lime
KurtzPel is getting its newest hero, Lime, very soon, and to lead up to her release the game is winging a CP and AP...
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...
Overwatch makes small tweaks to a large number of heroes in the latest PTR patch
Just under half of the Overwatch roster is seeing at least some sort of individual tweak in the shooter's most recent PTR patch, and...
Australian police are investigating crimes linked to an Overwatch esports team
The obvious old joke to be made was that if esports were real sports, they'd be linked to organized crime. Alas, the joke no longer...
The MOP Up: League of Legends’ future looks bright
Don't let games like Fortnite and Overwatch make you forget that League of Legends is still a thing. In fact, Riot Games' MOBA saw...
Hearthstone’s Tombs of Terror, Overwatch’s Brick Challenge, and Blizzard’s Pencils of Promise charity sale
Even outside of World of Warcraft, Blizzard's been busy busy busy this week.
First, take a peek at Hearthstone: The MMOTCG opened the Tombs of...
Not So Massively: How unrealistic expectations hobbled Heroes of the Storm
I find myself in the odd position of feeling compelled to both defend and criticize Heroes of the Storm. The game's taken a huge...
Blizzard confirms Overwatch is launching on the Nintendo Switch on October 15
The rumors were true: Blizzard is indeed porting Overwatch to the Switch in the form of the Overwatch Legendary Edition. The game will run...
A retailer release list doubles down on rumors for an Overwatch release on the Switch
With the next Nintendo Direct event for fans in the very near future, the rumors of Overwatch arriving on the Nintendo Switch are flying even...
Massively Overthinking: The future of WoW and WoW Classic
With WoW Classic finally launched, perfectly capping off the summer with jokes about queueing like it's 2004, we can't help but look to the...
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....
Amazon listing hints at Overwatch on Nintendo Switch
This is probably not how Blizzard wanted to reveal the latest destination for its hit team shooter Overwatch.
An otherwise innocuous Amazon listing for a...
Perfect Ten: Creating the worst MMO ever
Here at Massively Overpowered, we learn about some games, folks. We learn a whole lot about a whole lot of games! We know MMOs....
Overwatch’s latest patch adds Sigma and a (briefly bugged) role queue
Another Overwatch patch has arrived, bringing with it a brand-new hero for players to fling at enemy teams. Or, perhaps more accurately, fling things...
Activision-Blizzard Q2 2019: Revenues dip again, WoW subs rise, expanded teams en route for Blizz
Remember in February when Activision-Blizzard posted record high financials but followed it up with a devastating round of layoffs? And then remember when the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best player-run event you’ve ever witnessed in an MMO?
It'd be tempting to think that back in the long, long ago when MMOs were still young, MMO players weren't quite as jaded about...
