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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Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan on how needing to babysit toxic turds slows down game dev for everyone
"I'm Jeff from the Overwatch team," the outrageously famous Blizzard game director Jeff Kaplan says in this week's Overwatch developer video. I get a kick...
Perfect Ten: The 10 tiers of MMORPG lore
In which we discuss varying levels of MMO lore effort and Eliot admits he doesn't remember the names of Pac-Man's ghosties.
WoW sells charity pet for hurricane relief, plus more on Overwatch’s Junkertown & Hearthstone’s Oktoberbrawl
We've got a fun roundup of Blizzard's doings, so let's get started! The studio is selling a new "Shadow" fox pet with adorably huge...
Here’s what is in this year’s BlizzCon goody box
Whether you're attending BlizzCon or not, you can be the proud owner of this year's BlizzCon goody box. Physical attendees get $10 off a...
Global Chat: Overwatch’s stalled story
With all of the attention, fandom, e-sports, and development given to Blizzard's Overwatch, have you ever suspected that the team shooter has a critical...
Blizzard to open an e-sports arena this fall
Everybody knows that if you are truly serious about being a legitimate force in the e-sports industry, you have to own your own arena....
Overwatch: Behind the scenes of the Mei short, 14th comic ‘Wasted Land’
Everyone loves Mei; she's funny, cute, smart, soft, and just all-around cool. But she's different from the focus of previous Overwatch animated shorts because...
Underage Overwatch player lands six-figure e-sports contract
He may not be old enough to vote, but 17-year-old Jay Won is already making more money than you. Probably.
Won, an Overwatch player who...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 134: You are my… Destiny
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, DDO, Guild Wars 2, Wander, ARK, Funcom, Destiny 2, Cloud Pirates, Perpetuum, EVE Lifeblood, Villagers & Heroes, and helping out with Harvey, with mailbag questions on favorite MMO moments and finding a good guild.
Overwatch opens up Junkertown and major changes to heroes on the test realm
The test realm for Overwatch is going to get trashed. The latest test realm patch is bringing players to Junkertown for a new escort...
Overwatch is overhauling Mercy’s Resurrect to fix counterintuitive mechanics
Blizzard's latest Overwatch dev video suggests big changes for everybody's favorite pocket healer Mercy. For starters, her ultimate -- Resurrect -- will move down to...
Gamescom 2017: Overwatch’s Mei-centric Rise and Shine animated short
Blizzard brought the goods to Gamescom this year, with trailers and announcements for almost every game in its stable, including -- and perhaps especially...
Overwatch retools competitive mode, apologizes to Aussie fans
Overwatch is gearing up to tinker with competitive play once again, according to a new dev video from Blizzard game director Jeff Kaplan. He...
Drink in 20 glorious minutes of Blizzard Gamescom previews
While it's no BlizzCon, Gamescom has become an increasingly important platform for Blizzard to share exciting news about its roster of games. And we're...
Overwatch goes all apocalyptic with its new Junkertown map
It's time to lock and load and do what video gamers do best: escort! Today, Blizzard announced a brand-new map for Overwatch called Junkertown...
Overwatch promises that console reporting is (still) on its way
Remember how Blizzard said that a bad behavior reporting function was on its way to Overwatch's console edition? While the studio promised this week...
Ubisoft on Skull and Bones’ business model, ‘treasure chest’ lootboxes, and live events
If you thought that Ubisoft's Skull and Bones pirate MMO wasn't going to have lootboxes, seriously, what rock are you living under? (And is...
Overwatch finally incorporates a deathmatch mode
While resistant for a long time about adding the game mode, Blizzard has finally acquiesced to bringing deathmatch to Overwatch.
Game Director Jeff Kaplan explained...
Overwatch League expands again with teams from London and LA
Blizzard continues raking in the big bucks for its fledgling Overwatch League, adding two new teams to its roster: a London team purchased by...
Overwatch kicks off the 2017 Summer Games
Let the games begin!
The Summer Games returns to Overwatch this week with a whole new twist and new rewards. Players can now travel to Sydney, where a...
