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Read More »$600,000 Overwatch Premier Series heads to China
A massive $600,000 is being committed to the Overwatch Premier Series over in China. Blizzard’s decision to announce the Overwatch League incredibly early on in the preparation stage has somewhat backfired, as outside of the APEX league over in Korea there has been a significant lack of competition in the …
Read More »Blizzard’s Overwatch League to start in Q3 2017
Details on Blizzard’s Overwatch League have been thin on the ground so far, but thanks to an interview that Overwatch’s eSports global director, Nate Nanzer did in Korea we have a better idea of how it will work. The interview, which was translated over on Reddit asked a number of …
Read More »DICE Awards 2017 Winners announced, with Overwatch snatching Game of the Year
Overwatch and Uncharted 4 win big
Read More »Blizzard tease a potential new Overwatch hero
We know Blizzard loves to tease things, and once again they are giving out hints about the next hero to be released in Overwatch. Just days ago game director Jeff Kaplan told fans that the next hero would not be who everyone was expecting it to be, Doomfist, which gives …
Read More »Bits and Pixels wants Overwatch merch in supermarkets
New video games-focused licensing agency Bits and Pixels says it is aiming to get Overwatch-licensed goods into supermarkets as well as specialist retail. The new agency, set up by Konami veterans Sandra Arcan and Su-Yina Farmer, says this is possible due to the PEGI 12 age rating of Blizzard’s team …
Read More »Team YP adds a Street Fighter player to its Overwatch roster
Team YP, the eSports organisation owned by YouPorn, has announced that it will add Valentin “Valmaster” Petit to its Overwatch roster. Valmaster is better known as a Street Fighter player, but is looking for a new challenge and is picking up Overwatch. He will join the rest of the team, …
Read More »Fnatic Overwatch team to get an LA team house
Fnatic will start up a new gaming house in Los Angeles for its Overwatch team when they return from Korea. In an interview with Yahoo eSports Fnatic founder Sam Mathews revealed the news. “It’s unannounced, but our Overwatch team is American and currently they’re in Korea,” said Mathews. “Esports is …
Read More »Former REUNITED Overwatch team signs with eUnited
The former REUNITED Overwatch team, which has been looking for a new organisation since the start of the year, has signed with eUnited. The team has been a free agent since REUNITED closed its doors in January, and now four members of that roster have signed with eUnited. Thomas "Morte" …
Read More »Overwatch fastest Blizzard franchise to reach 25m players worldwide
Overwatch has become the fastest Blizzard franchise to reach 25m players worldwide, with its Q4 monthly active users reaching a new franchise high, Activision Blizzard revealed in its Q4 financial results. Overwatch also now holds the record for the strongest launch year in terms of financial performance, beating the previous …
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