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 reveals Horizons Lunar Colony map
One of these days, Overwatch -- bang, zoom, to the moon! And that day is coming very soon, as Blizzard just announced a brand...
Overwatch teases new character, shuts down hope of solo campaign
There has been a development in the world of Overwatch that may point to the debut of a brand-new hero.
Blizzard posted a lore update today...
SuperData April 2017: Smooth sailing for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Hearthstone
SuperData's April worldwide digital video games market summary has arrived, and with it we get a glimpse into the top gaming studios. And only...
How Overwatch was born in the ashes of Blizzard’s Project Titan MMO
A new piece out on the PlayStation blog is picking at MMO players' Project Titan scar.
Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan explains that after the seven-year Project...
Overwatch kicks off its anniversary event and slashes game prices
It's been a year since Overwatch launched, and in that time the game has added new heroes, new maps, and several limited-time events of...
Blizzard announces Overwatch Contenders e-sports ‘development league’
Blizzard has just announced "Overwatch Contenders," what it's calling a "development league for aspiring Overwatch League professionals."
"Over the first year of organized Overwatch competition,...
The MOP Up: Neverwinter’s green beetle fiasco (May 21, 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 looks forward to anniversary skin and more diverse story focus over the next year
To the surprise of basically no one, Overwatch has succeeded through its first year, and it should also come as no surprise that Blizzard...
Massively Overthinking: Being Uncle Owen in MMORPGs
Ever since the tone-deaf SOE proclamation that nobody wanted to play Uncle Owen in an MMORPG, contrary me has consciously fought that very stupid...
Overwatch celebrates first birthday with free-play weekend and GOTY edition
Overwatch is turning one year this month, so bust out your hipster camera and baby confections for a cake smash! Just kidding. Actually Blizzard...
Overwatch’s D.Va lands in Heroes of the Storm
D.Va fans now have a choice of two games to get their cute girl-in-a-mech fix. The Overwatch fan favorite made her way over to...
Overwatch launches several pricey art books this October
It's apparently not official yet as Blizzard hasn't sent out a press blurby, but Overwatch is getting a pair of massive art books this...
The MOP Up: Life is Feudal’s building sim (May 14, 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 League allegedly has a $20 million price tag to enter
Remember how Blizzard started to focus MLG in on Overwatch as an e-sports venue at the same time well-known teams started fleeing the scene?...
Massively Overthinking: Is the MMO genre facing an identity crisis?
MMORPG blogger and MOP commenter Isarii (@ethanmacfie) recently published an excellent video positing that the MMO industry is facing a "massive identity crisis."
"The MMO...
Overwatch players rack up 145.5M Uprising matches
Now that Overwatch has wrapped up its two-month Uprising campaign, how did it fare? Quite well, as probably anyone could have told you. The...
Blizzard focuses MLG on Overwatch as e-sports teams flee the game
Remember back when Blizzard bought Major League Gaming? This week, the studio announced it's putting MLG to use as the conduit for its Overwatch...
Heroes of the Storm starts testing Overwatch’s D.Va
At this point, Heroes of the Storm really should stop pretending and just rename itself Heroes of Overwatch.
Blizzard's underperforming MOBA is certainly capitalizing hard on...
The MOP Up: SMITE’s console mea culpa (May 7, 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: Hero leaks, lockbox probabilities, and Korean political humor
As Asian countries are cracking down on online games with lockbox gambling, gaming companies are complying with transparency. To wit: Blizzard's Chinese Overwatch website...