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Removals hit Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm to comply with local law
Read More »Blizzard removing paid-for loot boxes in Belgium
Overwatch League fans can unlock in-game items by watching live games on Twitch
Hero skins and Twitch emotes will unlock with fan participation during matches
Read More »Xbox and Blizzard go dog mad for Chinese New Year
Publishers celebrate man’s best friend with cosplay and puppy parties
Read More »Shanghai Dragons prepares for OWL stage two with four new signings
Including the first female player in the Overwatch League
Read More »10m tuned in to watch during Overwatch League’s first week
The first week of the Overwatch league drew big numbers, with 10m people tuning in during the opening matches to make the opening week a big success. The Overwatch League debut topped Twitch’s viewer counts, with Blizzard announcing that the debut had an average of 408,000 viewers per minute, while …
Read More »Twitch signs third-party broadcast deal for Blizzard’s Overwatch League, for a reported $90m
Late on Tuesday, Blizzard announced a two year streaming deal between Twitch and Blizzard’s Overwatch League that will see every match broadcast on Twitch’s streaming platform. The league, which kicks off on Wednesday 10 January, will be broadcast from Twitch.tv/overwatchleague, with Twitch becoming the third-party streaming provider for Overwatch League’s …
Read More »Blizzard sells out 450-seat arena for first day of Overwatch League
The inaugural season of the Overwatch League is nearly here, and Blizzard has already announced that the first day is now officially sold out. The Overwatch League’s Twitter account announced the news late on Sunday night, revealing that they’d sold out for the day one match between San Francisco Shock …
Read More »South Korea wins three world championship titles in 24 hours
Teams from South Korea were over the weekend crowned the world champions in three top esports. As previously reported, firstly Samsung Galaxy (SSG) claimed the League of Legends Worlds tournament after defeating fellow South Korean outfit SK Telecom T1 (SKT) 3-0. SSG had to come through a tough bracket to …
Read More »Addressing Overwatch player toxicity is one of Blizzard’s ‘highest priorities’
Two of the leading Overwatch developers have said that addressing the game’s issue with toxic behaviour remains a key priority. Principal designer Scott Mercer told PC Gamer that the Overwatch team is working on "a multitude of initiatives internally", stressing that player reports are taken very seriously. "It’s super important …
Read More »Blizzard announces HP and Intel as sponsors for the Overwatch League
Blizzard has announced HP and Intel as official partners for the Overwatch League. The news, delivered in a plaintext tweet without an image, link or any other accompanying media, states as much as i’ve already told you. HP and Intel are going to be sponsors for the Overwatch League, but …
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