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.
The Seoul Dynasty Homestand set to take place in early March has been canceled to help protect the health and safety of Overwatch League players and staff, as well as fans who hoped to attend the event. Read the story here:
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.
Gen.G and Seoul Dynasty recently announced a donation campaign on their Twitter, helping victims of the coronavirus. The org will be donating 100% of the proceeds from their Seoul Homestand in Week 5, as well as merch and skin sales. Read more here:
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.
The second annual PA (Pennsylvania) Cup saw host Harrisburg University sweep to championships in both League of Legends and Overwatch.
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 first $50,000 Unikrn streaming competition attracted thousands of entrants over six months, but it is finally coming to a close with the first official stream set for Friday, February 14.
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.
In empowering gamers to bet on their own games, Betti Games is looking to redefine autonomy, authenticity and user-friendliness in esports betting with Betti, an Instant Messenger-based platform for games of skill.
The Overwatch League 2020 season has run into an unexpected snag in the form of the Coronavirus outbreak in China, and as a result, all homestands taking place in China throughout February and March will be cancelled and re-scheduled at a later date. Guangzhou Charge had three homestands scheduled through the first two months of OWL 2020, with Shanghai Dragons and Hangzhou Spark each hosting one homestand, respectively.
The biggest update to Overwatch is here. Changes include more frequent balance updates, experimental card, and hero pools. Read more to see all the changes going on in Overwatch.
Just hours before Call of Duty League's season opener on Friday afternoon, YouTube announced exclusive streaming rights for all Activision Blizzard esports, including OWL, CoD League, Hearthstone, and more. Read more on the deal here: