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China has created new regulations that force developers to reveal the odds of each item drops in loot boxes. May eSports, such as CS:GO, Dota and Overwatch all have some kind of loot box system, where you will get one random item when you open the box. Most games don’t …
Read More »Rogue, Misfits and Luminosity make three way Overwatch player trade
With the Overwatch world preparing for the upcoming Overwatch League teams are doing everything they can to get in, and for some that means roster changes. Rogue, Misfits and Luminosity have all traded players between themselves according to a report from hollywood.com. Both Tim "Mannetens" Byhlund and Kalle "Zave" Haag …
Read More »New $100,000 Overwatch tournament gives NA teams a shot a big money over Christmas
The Overwatch Winter Premiere is the latest big money Overwatch tournament to be revealed, with North American teams getting a chance to shine over the Christmas period. The first stage of the event is four open qualifiers, with the top two teams from each qualifier making it into the next …
Read More »eGames CEO: “We originally wanted Overwatch for the eGames.”
Chester King, CEO of eGames Group, the company behind the eGames pop up event in Rio over the summer revealed that they initially wanted to run an Overwatch competition. While on a panel at the Future Games Summit (full disclosure: the event is ran by eSports Pro’s parent company New …
Read More »Cloud9 raises almost $3 million in investment
American eSports organisation Cloud9 has managed to raise $2.8 million in investments over the last couple of weeks. The news was discovered by theScore eSports when they found a document filed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from the Cloud9 organization that detailed the influx of cash. The news …
Read More »Overwatch’s Symmetra becomes first hero with dual ultimates
The latest patch to go live on the Overwatch PTR has reworked Symmetra and given her an extra ultimate. Symmetra’s teleporter ult is still around, and has been slightly buffed with more shields making it harder to get rid of. However as the teleporter is incredibly situational and a bit …
Read More »Overwatch’s Symmetra becomes first hero with dual ultimates
The latest patch to go live on the Overwatch PTR has reworked Symmetra and given her an extra ultimate. Symmetra’s teleporter ult is still around, and has been slightly buffed with more shields making it harder to get rid of. However as the teleporter is incredibly situational and a bit …
Read More »Overwatch scoops five awards at Golden Joysticks
Blizzard’s Overwatch was the big winner at the 2016 Golden Joystick Awards, claiming more prizes than any other title. The multiplayer shooter won Best Original Game, Best Multiplayer Game, Competitive Game of the Year, Best Gaming Moment, and PC Game of the Year. The Witcher 3, meanwhile claimed three gongs …
Read More »Blizzard scraps Overwatch graphic novel plans
Overwatch’s full length graphic novel is no more. Overwatch: First Strike had been set to launch digitally this month and in print via Dark Horse next April. We have decided to cancel the release of the Overwatch: First Strike graphic novel,” lead writer Michael Chu confirmed. While we are grateful …
Read More »Reunited speaking with multiple sports clubs about potential sale says report
Overwatch organisation Reunited is apparently in talks with major sports clubs from the NBA, Premier League, and Bundesliga about a potential sale. A report from The eSports Observer states that Reunited has been approached by or is in talks with multiple clubs from top leagues across the globe regarding a …
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