OWL team Hangzhou Spark has partnered with Certain Scientific Railgun main character Misaka Mikoto and she will become an honorary team member.
Friday, August 28th, Team Envy announced a new addition to the org, none other than Dallas' very own, Post Malone. The award-winning rapper makes his entrance into esports! Read more here:
A team like the Washington Justice who struggled for most of the season is starting to rebuild their roster by adding DPS player, Gui-un "Decay" Jang, via Twitter.
Overwatch League franchise team Dallas Fuel announced Thursday that it's dropped support player Jonathan "HarryHook" Tejedor over "player misconduct". The misconduct in question has HarryHook using misogynic language, calling women "whores" and "bitches", and was brought to public attention August 5 by members of the Overwatch community.
UPDATE 8/5: FaZe Clan has confirmed the signing of Rawkus as its fifth VALORANT player, which completes its starting roster. Rawkus was a member of FaZe Clan in 2016 at the start of his professional Overwatch career, and will now return to the organization to start his VALORANT career.
Summer Games is back in Overwatch with a new array of skins, sprays, and player icons. Lucioball is back and faster than ever to bring quicker and more chaotic gameplay.
Today on Twitter, Dallas Fuel announced that they have released Head Coach Aaron "Aero" Atkins (and key assistant staff positions) and replaced the Head Coach position with Yong-Jin "Yong" Kim, the te
The Support joined Houston Outlaws' first roster in 2017 and spent the entirety of his Overwatch League career with the squad.
Harrisburg University has been hosting the Harrisburg University Esports Invitational since 2018, and in 2020, the event will return for the third consecutive year with a small adjustment.
Despite facing numerous obstacles in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Harrisburg University’s Esports team, the HU Storm, displayed passion and resiliency by winning its second consecutive Collegiate Overwatch National Championship this afternoon.
In a tweet earlier made by the Atlanta Reign, they made a huge announcement that one of their star players, Andrej "babybay" Francisty, has retired from Overwatch League.
Despite the unprecedented hurdles of COVID-19, Harrisburg University's Esports team, the HU Storm, displayed true commitment, passion, and resiliency by advancing to the Tespa Collegiate Overwatch National Championship set for 3 p.m. Saturday, July 18. Read more on their success here:
Last weekend, Overwatch revealed a new legendary skin and also mentioned that an in-game event would be accompanying the skin's release alongside other potential rewards. Through July 27, players can participate in Sigma's Maestro Challenge for a chance to win up to nine rewards, including the legendary Maestro Sigma skin. Players across PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch will be eligible to participate in the contest.
The second of three weekends of qualification matches for the upcoming Summer Showdown tournament. The competition begins in North America at 12 pm PDT on Saturday, June 20.
Overwatch League MVP Jay “Sinatraa” Won’s commemorative skin has finally been revealed. The champion of choice is Zarya, and the design has Men in Black vibes, with a suit and all.
Tremors shook when Overwatch League franchise Vancouver Titans, home of the majority of the legendary Run Away lineup from South Korea's OGN Apex league in the early days of OW esports, released the entirety of its roster abruptly during the 2020 OWL season. However, in the past month, five of the former Vancouver Titans players have found new organizations to play for in the Overwatch League.
Though the Overwatch League has had a rough year, having to cancel homestands and move online, their recent May Melee tournament was a "grand success." Read more about their viewership surge and future plans here:
BlizzCon's likelihood of occurrence was already in jeopardy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has now been confirmed that the event will be canceled due to the national health complications that are affecting humanity worldwide.
DraftBuff is a fantasy esports app that allows players to compete in standard season long fantasy leagues as well as a short-lived, salary style fantasy tournament called Draft Royales. Both forms of competition feature premiere esports leagues from four of the largest team-based esports in the world.
Another year, another anniversary. Overwatch had its ups and downs throughout this year competitively. For casual players, the game is as good as its ever been. Players had constant changes with the game from role queue, hero pools, removal of map pools, removal of 2CP maps like Horizon Lunar Colony and Paris, and the experimental card. These changes are good for the longevity of the game and heading into the next installment of Overwatch. If you stuck with the game up to this point in time, the developers are going to reward you with new content in this year's Overwatch Anniversary event.