Blizzard announced that the Overwatch World Cup will continue in 2019 in Anaheim, CA.
NRG Esports Overwatch League Franchise San Francisco Shock and Flex Support Nikola "Sleepy" Andrews have parted ways. SF Shock made the announcement via twitter on April 19, 2019 a few hours before the start of the Overwatch League broadcast that Sleepy is now a member of the Washington Justice.
Gen.G continues to expand its footprint as a global esports conglomerate while pushing the space forward in the U.S. market; Silicon Valley Bank named banking partner.LOS ANGELES, April 17, 2019
Chengdu Hunters 3-1 triumph over Washington Justice set a record for most heroes ever used in an Overwatch League match with 27 of the 30 heroes in Overwatch played.
Dallas Fuel Effect announced retirement. On the 7th (KST), Dallas Fuel's Hwang “Effect” Hyeon announced retirement through his Facebook account. Effect posted a long message which included
San Francisco Shock DPS Andrej "Babybay" Francisty has joined the Atlanta Reign ahead of stage 2 of the 2019 Overwatch League season.
"Zi-on hails from South Korea and broke into professional esports with the Pacific division of the Contenders League. He was a member of the Talon Esports team that finished first in Season Two.'
Chris Hopper has been at the forefront of developing sustainable esports leagues while also championing the fair treatment and compensation of professional players. In this pivotal year of esports growth, we are thrilled to host such an authentic (and extremely relevant) industry leader.
Philadelphia Flyers owner Comcast Spectacor will open an arena for its Overwatch League team, Phildadelphia Fusion, in 2021.
"Agilities -- he is my best friend and he is my roommate. We give each other feedback together..."
The 30th hero, Baptiste, was added to the Overwatch Public Test Region (PTR) on February 26th. Baptiste is the first hero to be added in 2019 and the 7th support hero in Overwatch who uses a rifle similar to Ana's to heal allies from a distance. His weapon, the Biotic Launcher, is a hitscan rifle that can inflict damage on his target with 3-round-bursts, but it can also fire healing biotic projectiles; the projectile heals all allies within an AoE. Unlike Ana and Brigitte who have rather restricted mobility, Baptiste can jump to higher ground with his passive ability, ‘Exo Boots', and can attack and heal in mid-air. He has two skills, ‘Regenerative Burst' and ‘Immortality Field'. ‘Regenerative Burst' continuously heals Baptiste and nearby allies over time, similar to Brigitte's Inspire or Lucio's Amp It Up.
With the reveal of a grizzled combat medic with a tragic back story, players are anticipating a new support hero that, will hopefully, shake up the infamous GOATS meta"
Mendokusaii primarily used the Wingman pistol and the R99 sub machine gun during the run. He would ruthlessly search the map for players, taking on full squads 1 vs. 3 effortlessly.
State Farm will be the official North American insurance provider of the Overwatch League
Overwatch League Season 2 was a highly anticipated event for Overwatch fans craving esports action. After nearly 7 months of the off-season, fans showed up dressed in their OWL jerseys, some of them w
These statements offer a unique insight into Kaplan's original vision for Overwatch and how the current state of the game isn't a perfect reflection of that.
When you think of your favorite esports star, you usually don't think of them competing in a small town tournament for a couple hundred dollars, if that. However, this very scenario is what gave many professional players their start. Professional Overwatch player for the Philadephia Fusion, Isaac “Boombox” Charles, is no different and, recently, he decided to give back. A couple weeks ago, Boombox made a contribution towards a tournament’s prize pool that enabled him to learn the ropes of the esports industry. It wasn’t in Overwatch, though. Boombox, a former professional Starcraft II player, decided to donate funds to the epic.LAN Starcraft II tournament prize pool, which currently stands at £1,750 plus tickets to an upcoming event.
Happy Valentine's day! Now get back on the payload.
This is the full text of Gladiators', February 12th, 2019 press release. Led by former Paramount Vice Chairman Rob Moore, the Sentinels esports organization looks to aggressively expand reach.
Coca-Cola has signed a multi-year deal with the Overwatch League and has been named the league’s official global beverage sponsor across all non-alcoholic beverage categories.