starting March 9, and the removal of fan meet-and-greets after matches in the LCS and LEC. But that's just a small part of competitions affected by the disease. The Overwatch League moved all its...
My initial reaction to the early Valorant gameplay video was that it was a lot like Overwatch, a role-based, hyper FPS game. This is because in the footage, a player was able to create walls, revive...
genuineness. Valorant seems closer to an original FPS style like Counter Strike rather than a casual FPS like Overwatch. Why did you choose that direction? Joe: There are many ways to compete and...
directions for her. The design of VALORANT mixes the realistic gunplay of popular shooters like CS:GO and Call of Duty with the stylized, more toony feel of games like Team Fortress 2 and Overwatch. As...
offseason moves and roster trades. During NYXL's homestand in the opening week of the Overwatch League season, Inven Global's Chris Cuevo had an extensive chat with Jacob Wolf. Part 1 of this...
audiences from attending matches at LOL Park, with the LJL announcing they would be following suit. Meanwhile, matches in the Asian region of the Overwatch League have been outright canceled, though...
is joining a globally known roster of players withLee "Faker" Sang-hyeok andJae-hyeok "Carpe" Lee. This also places T1 expanding outside of major esports such as League of Legends and Overwatch. With...
available for guests and that visitors will be educated on hygiene measures. Coronavirus' impact on esports Coronavirus has already had a massive impact on esports as a whole. The Overwatch League was...
and Starcraft 2. We're working with ESL as a partner on a long-term deal around this league, which is not something we have done before. This is our first big event with this new system in place, so...
of Legends other publishers have moved events from high-risk countries. The Overwatch League has tried moving around its China-based homestands, and last week Hearthstone esports announced that its planned Masters Tour in Indonesia would be moved to Los Angeles to avoid as much risk as possible....
LCK. In other esports, Overwatch League’s APAC homestand games in China and Korea have been canceled, with plans still TBD as to when they will be made up.
▲Adapted from Seoul Dynasty Twitter Header 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...
how they played. That all changed in OWL this year. We have a small sample size if homestands affect the playing field in Overwatch League. Early signs, however, indicate that there is an effect on...
from their Seoul Homestand in Week 5 of the Overwatch League, as well as all of the proceeds from their merch sales and in game skins from today through the end of March. The coronavirus was recently...
Coronavirus. Earlier, the League of Legends Champions Korea decided to indefinitely play its series without an audience, and the Overwatch League canceled its events in China due to the Coronavirus epidemic in the country....
▲ Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez has Philadelphia in his hands. Image via Stewart Volland for Blizzard Entertainment. Since the new season of the Overwatch League started, people cannot help but see...
▲ There's a reason why this fan is holding up Carpe's jersey. Image via Ben Pursell for Blizzard Entertainment. Two weeks have come and gone in the Overwatch League. While the meta still needs to be...
The second annual PA (Pennsylvania) Cup saw host Harrisburg University sweep to championships in both League of Legends and Overwatch. This was the second year for the all-state collegiate esports...
matches will still be streamed on Overwatch League's YouTube, their official streaming partner. Also, this rescheduling will not affect the rest of the homestands set for Washington, Florida, and Atlanta...
platform for esports, and other platforms are trying to fight back. For example YouTube got exclusive broadcasting rights for the Overwatch League. How is Juked going to pull people in, and how will...