Four wins and two losses. That is the record so far for teams hosting their homestands this season. There is a small sample size among homestand crowds affecting matches. Players comment on how home crowds affected their level of play.
Since the new season of the Overwatch League started, people cannot help to see noticeable issues with the broadcast. There is blame towards the league for switching streaming platforms from Twitch to YouTube. These are a few of the issues plaguing OWL so far.
Two weeks surpassed in the Overwatch League. While the meta still needs to be ironed out, these players stood out to be the best for the past two weeks. Carpe, SADO, and Architect are among that group. Read more to find out who else is included.
After cancelling the homestands set for Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou in late January, Blizzard has announced the games will now be played in Seoul, both in studio and as potential extra games for the Seoul Dynasty homestand in Week 5. read more here:
A huge announcement broke the internet last Thursday. Jeff Kaplan, the lead designer of Overwatch, announced several changes to Overwatch. One of those changes is rotating hero pools. Think of it like map pools rotating each season in competitive, except it is on a weekly basis with heroes. Not only are map pools rotating in competitive, but also heroes. As soon as the developer update released, Overwatch League released a blog detailing how hero pools are going to work for the league.
Last weekend was the start of a new season of the Overwatch League. Unlike past seasons, however, this season is a little different. The Blizzard Arena is a relic of the past as it is time to move on to bigger things. Instead of games taking place at the venue located in Burbank, California, the Overwatch League is on the road every week this season. What’s good is that every fan gets to see Overwatch League and esports come to their respective cities. What’s worse is that teams, players, and the media will have to travel as well. After going to New York for the New York Excelsior Homestand last week, the environment of the arena, the atmosphere of the crowd, and the exciting matches are unlike the previous two seasons.
The last part of the Overwatch League power rankings are here before the season starts this season. Let's see who racks up the top of the list. Hint: It's San Francisco Shock, obviously.
The top 10 of the power rankings are here. There are surprising teams to see in the top 10, maybe in the top 5, even. Let's get into it and see how these remaining teams rank as we get to the top.
Time for Part 2 of the 2020 preseason power rankings. Let's round out the bottom half and see what teams rank going into the top half of the rankings.
It is that time of the year again, and I am not talking about Christmas. It is time for another season of the Overwatch League. Previously, on the Overwatch League, New York Excelsior had a heartbreaking semifinal against Vancouver, the Titans had an extraordinary season until they met the San Francisco Shock in the grand finals, and the Shock is your new 2019 Overwatch League champions. Many emotions were felt in the Blizzard Arena from heartache, laughter, cries, and elation.
Orisa, Sigma, and Baptiste are the next heroes to get some tuning in the Overwatch tool shed. Read up on what is being tuned in the next Overwatch patch.
The Overwatch team released new PTR patch notes following the controversy of "power creep." The new patch notes highlighted nerfs and buffs to heroes that will make or break the double shield meta. Read Inven Global's Chris Cuevo's thoughts on the new PTR patch notes and how it affects the current meta.
Blizzard has confirmed to be late on payments for the second season of Overwatch Contenders, totaling to less than 10% of total wages to be paid.
Overwatch League is undergoing a discussion where the future of the league is going. Players retired, OWL talent leaving for freelance work, and roster moves plagued the offseason. Is it on a downhill course? Is it rebuilding for the future? Inven Global reached out to two individuals who were formerly involved with Overwatch League teams for further comment.
Following a year full of speculations and leaks, Overwatch 2 was announced back in November of 2019. According to a tweet from PlayStation Brazil, the game will be released this year.
Just a week after MonteCristo and Puckett announced their departure from OWL, DoA announced his own. He cites differences with Blizzard's creative direction and their resistance to listen to esports veterans. Read more on his departure here:
Puckett uploaded a vlog to his twitter documenting the changes in his life and career after two years of hosting at Blizzard Arena in Burbank, CA.
Longtime esports caster, MonteCristo, announced his departure from the Overwatch League on the last day of the decade, citing "creative and philosophical differences." Read more here:
Current OWL World Champions, San Francisco Shock, announces DPS player ANS to the stacked lineup.
Huge news came out from the Overwatch League this past weekend. Let's take a retrospective look into Jake's career as a player, his impact in the Overwatch scene, and possibilities where he might be headed next.