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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Daybreak is launching a pro league for H1Z1 e-sports
If you were wondering what Daybreak is up to as we have been, wonder no more: It's been putting together a pro league for...
Overwatch kicks off Halloween, hires for a new game possibly set in the Overwatch universe
Halloween - sorry, "Halloween Terror 2017" - is live for Overwatch players this week and runs through November. After all, come November 1st, spooky...
Junkrat is exploding into Heroes of the Storm
The parade of Overwatch characters porting straight over to Heroes of the Storm continues with the latest addition to the game, Junkrat. How does...
Here’s the in-game swag you’re getting with a BlizzCon virtual ticket (including WoW mounts!)
How many of you buy the BlizzCon virtual ticket as much for the in-game swag as for the actual streams? Even if not, you're...
Overwatch and Pokemon Go bring back Halloween terror
"The nights grow cold and monsters appear. A great evil gathers and Halloween draws near..."
Oh yes, it's that time of year again. The sheer...
The BlizzCon schedule is out, and it sure has some World of Warcraft panels
Again, we caution our readers, as we did yesterday, that there is not any official announcement of an announcement regarding the next World of...
The Daily Grind: Is there a ‘youth’ stigma in online gaming?
A couple of nights ago, my husband was playing Overwatch when I heard a pair of high-pitched voices coming across his headset. "Oh cool,...
Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan on how toxic gamers try to intimidate Blizzard devs
As the discussion and response to Overwatch's legendary toxicity problem continues, even the development team isn't spared from the impact of this, ahem, "passionate"...
Overwatch deals with ‘ban bug,’ publishes Zarya comic
Here is a fun bug indeed: Overwatch has a glitch that's been accidentally slinging seasonal bans at players who did not deserve them. It's...
Blizzard releases a proper Battle.net mobile app for Android and iOS
What is going on with Battle.net these days -- if it is still being called that this week, that is? (It is.) It turns...
SuperData August 2017 revenue report: PUBG bumps WoW, disrupting PC market
SuperData's August 2017 global revenue report confirms what anybody even casually watching PUBG already knows: The upstart game that's kicking butt on Steam is...
EVE Valkyrie’s Warzone overhaul nukes VR requirement, adds capture-the-flag mode
EVE Valkyrie's Warzone overhaul is live today for those with $29.99 rattling around in their space piggybanks, unless you already own the game, in...
The MOP Up: Monster Hunter World’s Tokyo reveals (September 24, 2017)
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...
Permateam aims to reduce toxicity by avoiding random grouping in games like Overwatch and League of Legends
Players feeling the frustration and sting of random grouping in Overwatch and other e-sports games might have a new ally in the form of...
Overwatch: Fan designs an awesome Thai character, competitive bans start soon
Overwatch's next great character isn't a product of Blizzard's labs at all but the imagination of a masters student who whipped up a Thai...
Overwatch League adds Philly and Texas teams, will play at new Blizzard Arena
Blizzard continues raking in the big bucks for its grand vision of Overwatch League, adding three new teams to its roster this week: one...
Overwatch escorts players to the dusty and dangerous Junkertown
From the moon to Mad Max, Overwatch is keeping its playerbase on its toes as to the next destination for its endless battles. This...
EVE Evolved: How much toxic, antisocial behaviour should MMOs tolerate?
The EVE Online community is aflame this week after alliance leader gigX was permanently banned for making threats of real-life violence against another player...
The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battleground and the fog of war (September 17, 2017)
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...
Overwatch is running a free weekend starting September 22
Are you mollified by the latest statements that Blizzard is going to fix toxicity in Overwatch for real, we mean it this time, seriously?...
