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The LAN finals of the Overwatch Winter Premier tournament will take place at PAX South in San Antonio at the end of the month. The finals will run on the first two days of the event, January 27th and 28th, on the PAX Arena stage. Teams will be competing for …
Read More »Overwatch finally adds floating health bars in spectator mode
Overwatch has been hailed as the next major eSport, but still has a major problem when it comes to watching the game thanks to its chaotic nature. However Blizzard is trying to fix that and the first step is to implement third person health bars. When spectating a game health …
Read More »Cloud9 add Gods to Overwatch roster, say goodbye to KyKy
Top North American Overwatch side Cloud9 has made a roster change just days before APEX Season 2 is due to start. Kyle "KyKy" Souder has left the Cloud9 team, and will serve as a temporary coach for rivals Team EnVyUs while they play over in South Korea. His replacement is …
Read More »South Korean org ROX announces Overwatch team
South Korean organisation ROX, best known for its LCK side the ROX Tigers, has announced that it has signed its first Overwatch team. The squad is known as the ROX Orcas and features Kyeong-hoon “Aloha” Cho, Tae-wook “Try” Kang, Gwang-ho “Le1gend” Cha, Chang-gyun “Melee” Chung, Dae-min “Daemin” Kim and Joon-hwan …
Read More »MSI Overwatch MGA 2016 Championship officially canceled after disastrous LAN event
MSI has made the decision to cancel its Overwatch MGA 2016 Championship after the LAN finals were postponed back in December due to two days of tech issues. Fnatic, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Rise Nation and KongDoo Panthera flew over to London to compete in the finals of the competition, which …
Read More »New Overwatch map Oasis now live for all
Overwatch has a new map, which is not available for all players, and crucially tournaments, to try out. Oasis is now available on the live version of Overwatch, having gone through initial testing on the PTR. This means that not only will you be seeing it in rotation when playing, …
Read More »Misfits enter Hearthstone with three big names
Misfits has announced its entry into the world of Hearthstone by signing three top players. Stanislav “StanCifka” Cifka, George “Georgec” Connolly and Mikulas “Pokrovac” Dio are the three players to be signed to the organisation. All three have played across multiple high level tournaments and done reasonably well. The move …
Read More »Counter Logic Gaming sign Overwatch team
Counter Logic Gaming has signed an Overwatch team, presumably in preparation for the upcoming Overwatch League from Blizzard. The new CLG team was formerly known as The 1 Percent, and features Joao Pedro "Hydration" Goes Telles, Adam "waffletastic" Syndor, Bryan "iShiny" McCarthy, Nathan "Miso" Lui, Michael "The" Kuhns, and Daniel …
Read More »Terry Crews might be about to appear in Overwatch
Actor Terry Crews may be in line to voice the next Overwatch character after a fan campaign and a trip to Blizzard headquarters. After much digging around in the game and its lore fans seem to have concluded that the next Overwatch hero will be called Doomfist. One image in …
Read More »Overwatch’s holiday event now live
As the year draws to a close everyone is looking head to the holidays, but for those that want to get into the christmas spirit right now you can jump into Overwatch, with its new holiday event. The Winter Wonderland event sees a ton of new skins and cosmetics introduced, …
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