The main chunk of the controversy started from OGE's return -- the Korean OWL commentators refrained from mentioning OGE by his name. They either referred to the player by the hero that he was playing or simply called him "Fuel's tank player." And during a break in between the sets, commentator Jung said, "The Dallas Fuel has started showing us an entirely different form since their match with Seoul Dynasty.
The Dallas Fuel tank, Son “OGE” Min-seok has come back to the starting lineup, now through with the 4 game suspension he received for account boosting. However, a good majority of fans saw
At present, teams have limited time to experiment and become comfortable with updated patches during breaks, and their focus during a stage is obviously on their imminent matches. If the game pros are playing is going to change drastically between stages, then it only makes sense for their adjustment period to be extended.
However, Custa has admitted the team is in a honeymoon phase. Their wins have been against Shanghai Dragons, Seoul Dynasty’s B-Team, San Francisco Shock and now Dallas Fuel. Their hardest matches are yet to come.
On April 15th, the Dallas Fuel announced via its official website that head coach Kyle “KyKy” Souder and DPS player Dong-jun “Rascal” Kim have been released from the team. KyKy
Pro Overwatch needs casual (or, as the case may be, competitive) Overwatch to thrive. The Overwatch League can employ the best Overwatch players in the world, but those players will not matter if they do not have the fans and support necessary to make their careers thrive.
In 2016, when the ‘Overwatch League (OWL)' was first introduced at BlizzCon, a lot of video game journalists including myself were skeptical. OWL was hosted by the development company and was ba
Following the Inven Global report regarding accusations of sexual misconduct with a minor, both the Overwatch League and The Boston Uprising have announced the indefinite suspension of Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez.
Today, it was revealed by "Lily" an OWL fan active on Twitter that, allegedly, she was approached by 21-year-old DreamKazper and, eventually, was engaged inappropriately and often times salaciously through Facetime video, Snapchat, and Twitter DM.
The San Francisco Shock has announced that ChoiHyoBin, former Flex player in X6 Gaming, will be joining the team as a new Flex Tank. The news was revealed via the team's official Twitter page on April
The Overwatch League Office issued Philadelphia Fusion's Josue ‘Eqo' Corona a $1,000 fine on April 4th due to the racist gesture he had made recently. A controversy sparked when Eqo made a rathe
Custa to join Valiant, uNKOE to the Dallas FuelDALLAS (April 2, 2018) – The Dallas Fuel and the Los Angeles Valiant announced a trade that sends support player Scott “Custa” Kennedy
The LA Valiant of the Overwatch League has had a major roster change prior to Stage 3, and made an official announcement via their team page on the OWL website and their social media on April 3rd. Fir
The thing that I love about Overwatch is the sense of community I’ve discovered. The way people help each other out, the way people meet, the way people connect either to the characters or to each other, the fact that they become friends or are so friendly to us voice actors. People find a support system through this game that they sometimes can’t find elsewhere.
Shanghai Dragons announced the release of their main DPS, Fang “Undead” Chao, on their official social media on March 28th. The following is the tweet Shanghai Dragons posted: “Today
What a great week to close down Stage 2! With only 3 out of the 14 matches – two of whom included the Shanghai Dragons, who are definitely looking forward to the second half of the season and th
The desire to give fans such unprecedented levels of transparency extends from a rapidly antiquating idea that esports fans are entitled to know the inner-workings of organizations and the personal lives of pro players.
Following a strong run in Stage 2 of the Overwatch League, which saw them narrowly missing the playoffs following an expected loss to the Boston Uprising in the final match of the week, the Los Angele
It was a valuable win after a close contest. New York Excelsior and Philadelphia Fusion collided in the Stage 2 finals of the Overwatch League - Inaugural Season 2017-2018 at Blizzard Arena on March 2
Void, the sub-tank for KongDoo Panthera will be transferring to the OWL team LA Gladiators. This was officially announced on KDP's Twitter on March 26th. The tweet said, “Kongdoo Panthera's sub-
