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 tweet teases a new addition to the roster
One of the central elements of Overwatch is the fact that it's built around the careful, balanced interplay between its 21 characters. Naturally, players...
Blizzard sues Bossland again, this time for Overwatch cheat
Remember Bossland GmbH? It's the German company that makes bots like World of Warcraft's HonorBuddy for Blizzard's games, which Blizz has ardently argued violates...
Battle Bards Episode 77: Spirit of Adventure 2
Steff has decreed the return of spirit of adventure -- and so it shall be! In the second part of this theme, the Battle...
Overwatch’s competitive play patch hits PC today
Blizzard is pushing out Overwatch's competitive play patch tonight -- but only on PC. Console players on PS4 and Xbox one will see the...
Overwatch, League of Legends, and World of Warcraft top May Superdata charts
Probably no big surprise here, but according to Superdata Research in May, Blizzard and Riot Games are still kings of the online PC gaming...
Overwatch is tearing it up in Korea
We know that Overwatch has been more than the talk of the town, as the game almost effortlessly shot past 10 million units sold...
Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan explains the functionality of matchmaking
Matchmaking is a big consideration for Overwatch's competitive play. Sure, it's upsetting when a Quick Play match is filled with people choosing Bastion whilst...
Korean Overwatch player is cleared of cheating allegations
Have you ever met someone in a random Overwatch match and been absolutely certain that they must be cheating, that no one is that...
Blizzard introduces an incredibly simple one-button authenticator
When it comes to safety, people often weigh the security of taking preventive measures against the annoyance of having to use them. The more...
Overwatch expects the new competitive play to change after release
Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan took to the forums yesterday to share some of the plans for the game's continued development.
Primarily on the table,...
Overwatch surpasses 10 million players
Blizzard just announced via Twitter that Overwatch has surpassed 10 million players -- that's 10 million boxes sold, at least half of them to...
The MOP Up: EverQuest gets hardcore (June 12, 2016)
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...
World of Warcraft: Legion is getting an animated Illidan short
Considering that Illidan Stormrage is the origin of all of the Demon Hunters double-jumping around in World of Warcraft: Legion you wouldn't be surprised...
Superdata: WoW, Lineage, SWTOR, TERA, and Blade & Soul top April P2P online games revenues
Superdata has a new seasonal report out on the state of the digital games market. The research firm's April figures show that World of...
Overwatch’s updated competitive play system will be ‘much more skill-based’
With launch and meteoric success under its belt, Overwatch and its team are hard at work on the game's next big update, which should...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 68: Dark and light
Justin and Bree discuss Darkfall, Landmark, Marvel Heroes, ArcheAge, Neverwinter, and ESO, with mailbag questions on community negativity, streaming, and commenters.
Blizzard and Facebook team up for streaming
Blizzard's just announced a new partnership with Facebook that will allow players to livestream their games on the social media platform and give Facebook...
WoW Factor: How to get ready for the Legion pre-patch
As of the time that I'm writing this, we don't know when the Legion pre-patch will hit World of Warcraft. I had to double-check...
Overwatch racks up 7M players, bans 1500 of them
It's been a little over a week since Overwatch launched, and in that short time Blizzard's new team shooter has become a bonafide success...
Heroes of the Storm turns one year old today
Overwatch may be the darling of Blizzard's eye right now, but a year ago it was all about the studio's foray into MOBA gaming....
