What happens when you take one of the most beloved Overwatch teams in the world and mismanage them in an unprecedented way?
North American teams have attempted to acquire players from the previous Vancouver Titans roster, but after facing several issues regarding immigration, the processes had come to a halt. Esports Immigration Lawyer Genie Doi explains our current immigration situation.
Upon the Vancouver Titans releasing their entire roster this week, the team that played in the grand finals last year, they announced six new additions to the team.
A developing story involving the Vancouver Titans culminated today when the team decided to release their entire roster via Twitter and blog post. The Titans stormed their way into the Overwatch League last season, where they dominated their way into the grand finals. Even though they did not win the OWL championship last season, predictions expected for the Titans to continue dominating this season.
Overwatch League franchise Vancouver Titans will be returning to the Pacific Division next week, but the team will be out two familiar faces.
Overwatch League star Jay "Sinatraa" Won has announced a surprise departure from his team, the San Francisco Shock. Sinatraa, who led his team to the Overwatch League championship title just last year
Wrestle with Jeff? Expect certain death. Or at least that is how I think the saying goes.
There is a constant need for change in Overwatch because of the living nature of the game. From hero balance to map designs, the development team has a wide array of options at their disposal that they can direct their creativity towards. To change things up in Overwatch, the development team implemented map pools late last year and hero pools in early March to keep the playerbase's never-ending need for new content satisfied.
Boston Uprising terminated the contract of their tank player, Walid “Mouffin” Bassal, after undergoing an investigation last week regarding sexual harassment towards minors.
A scandal surrounded the Overwatch League yesterday prior to the league restarting matches. One of the players from the Boston Uprising, Walid "Mouffin" Bassal, had sexual allegations towards minors.
Amidst all the news surrounding COVID-19 in esports, fans of the Overwatch League are not going to be thrilled about the news with one of the top teams in the league. New York Excelsior, who is one of the best franchises in the league since the inaugural season, announced they are temporarily stepping back from playing matches in OWL.
It is that time again this week where Overwatch players see another round of hero pools released. This means a whole new meta being introduced. The catch is that the Overwatch team heavily banned a significant part of DPS heroes, four to be exact. Other bans include 1 tank and 1 support.
The Overwatch League is well into its third season, but Blizzard Entertainment revealed a treat throwing back to the climax of Season 2: a legendary Doomfist skin. It commemorates the dominant 4-0 victory of the San Francisco Shock over the Vancouver Titans last year.
After the Homestands for March and April are canceled in the Overwatch League, the league announced they will move to online matches during those months. League officials just put out an official statement following California's statewide "Stay at home" order to postpone this weekend's games.
The newest hero in Overwatch is here. Echo, who was introduced this morning via Twitter, is the game's 32nd hero.
The Overwatch League announced they'd be playing the rest of their matches online, with a new schedule that both "eliminates the need for travel while maintaining a level playing field for the teams." Read more on the story here:
The Overwatch League has announced that they will be moving all matches online after canceling all homestand events for the months of March and April, as well as canceling the Midseason Tournament and moving All-Stars.
In the wake of COVID-19 - AKA the coronavirus - Zénith Paris has canceled all scheduled events through April 15th, including the Paris Eternal Homestand. Paris Eternal was set to host their Homestand event on April 11th and 12th, but must now either reschedule or cancel their event. Read more here:
The Overwatch League stepped outside the Blizzard Arena in Burbank, California this season. It also marked the first time a professional esports league took their games to different cities each week. This move not only exposes fans to OWL in different cities, but it also expands esports outside California. In the long term, this progression in esports is going to have a net positive.
To most people's surprise, there is another update to Overwatch. In this update, it features an entirely new event, and a new mode "Experimental Mode". This update is available on PC and consoles. These are the highlights in the next update.