Official Site: Overwatch
Studio: Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date: May 24, 2016
Genre: Team-Based OFPS
Business Model: B2P
Platform: PC, Xbox One, PS4
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MMO Business Roundup: Video game gambling, toxicity, post-lawsuit reconciliation, and successful UX design
Welcome back to another mish-mash roundup of MMO-business-related happenings that just don't fit in anywhere else. To wit:
On game gambling: Remember the bizarrely bad...
SuperData June 2019: WoW’s back in the top 10 as Overwatch players have spent $1B on in-game content
There's good news for MMOs in the June SuperData video games global revenue charts, most notably the fact that a "real" MMORPG has finally...
Overwatch’s next hero is an astrophysicist gone rogue
We have all known for years that the greatest threat to life as we know it are mild-mannered and well-intentioned scientists who trample in...
The MOP Up: Ragnarok Online EU is relaunching
Ragnarok Online is changing hands in Europe, and as part of that, the long-running fantasy MMO is relaunching with a different spin under 4game....
Overwatch’s new role queue matchmaking system goes live on the PTS
In Overwatch, getting stuck with an imbalanced team can be rough, and good team composition can often make the difference between a hard-won victory...
Overwatch’s 2019 Summer Games kicked off today with Lucioball and new weekly events
Although we aren't slated for another Summer Olympic Games until next year here in meatspace, Overwatch players can prove their own virtual athletic prowess...
Cheating cheaters and the online video game companies that fight them
I'm so tired of cheaters in video games. Well, I mean, also cheaters at life, but we're on a video game website, so today,...
Overwatch’s latest development update promises summer games sooner and the next hero later
If you think you can predict what Overwatch will do next with its updates, the latest development update from Jeff Kaplan is here to...
More eyeballs lingered on League of Legends than Fortnite this year – so far
So, battle royale - was it just a fad? Probably not, or at least, if it is, it's not even close to being over....
Mike Morhaime waxes nostalgic about the crunch of early Blizzard
Do you miss Mike Morhaime? The former Blizzard president stepped off the main stage last fall as he handed the reins of the studio...
Mike Morhaime on why Project Titan became Overwatch: ‘It sort of never really came together’
We have a whole stack of these by now: these retrospectives from former Blizzard folks on what Project Titan could've been, had the MMO...
Not So Massively: Blizzard cancelled a(nother) game, and I couldn’t be happier
Recently news broke that Blizzard had cancelled an unannounced game that had been in development for several years. This was followed closely by some...
Rumor: Diablo 4 and a new Overwatch game are seemingly confirmed by Blizzard Versailles employees
We've had persistent rumors about development on Diablo 4 for a long time now, thanks to Blizzard job postings and teases and leaks. And...
SuperData May 2019: Overwatch returns to the top 10 as battle royales duke it out
We're nearing the end of June, and you know what that means: It's time for SuperData to peek back at the global revenue for...
Overwatch shares Baptiste short story and a dev video on its replay system
While players of Overwatch have likely gotten their heads around Baptiste as a playable character, and we've all gotten a little bit of backstory...
World of Warcraft releases details for its upcoming Arena World Championship esports season
For those of us who dare enjoy esports events, the summer has a lot to look forward to, what with The International, DreamHack, the...
Blizzard cans another secret game after two years of development, this one a StarCraft shooter
Add another game to Blizzard's development graveyard.
According to Gamespot, the World of Warcraft studio decided to cancel an unannounced game project that has been...
Fight or Kite: First impressions of Nexon’s new multiplayer shooter Rocket Arena
Nexon's new crossplatform multiplayer shooter Rocket Arena came out of nowhere last month and surprised everyone with a closed beta this past week. It's...
Rumor: More high-profile esports figures are leaving Blizzard within the next two weeks
Remember just last week when the commissioner of Overwatch's premiere and eponymous league left his position? That alone was a bit of a surprise, but...
Overwatch League commissioner jumps ship for Fortnite esports
There's probably not a lot of lines to read in-between here, but then again, the commissioner and founder of Overwatch's premier esports league leaving...
