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U.S. Army and Astro latest sponsors to disappear from CDL website

now only ZENNI Gaming, SCUF, Game Fuel, and USAA insurance listed heading into the Call of Duty Champs event. On the Overwatch League side, T-Mobile also pulled its logo alongside State Farm...

Overwatch League denies report that it will take 1-year hiatus after 2021 season

Source: Overwatch League Jon Spector, Vice President of the Overwatch League, took to Twitter on Wednesday to deny a report from Sascha "Yirsk" Heinisch claiming that the League would take a full one...

Harassment lawsuit costs Blizzard and OWL yet another sponsor

Source: Blizzard Entertainment As reported by Polygon, Kellog's ended its relationship with the Overwatch League on Friday in response to the allegations of gender discrimination that have been...

Coca-Cola and State Farm "reevaluating" their Overwatch League sponsorships

Overwatch League. The statements come amid the ongoing backlash against Activision Blizzard overa gender discrimination lawsuitfiled against the company two weeks ago by the California Department of Fair...

Activision Blizzard earnings call reveals difficult quarter for company

with Blizzard and failure of the Overwatch League don’t speak to a bright future for the first-person shooter. Elsewhere, Call of Duty continues to deliver, with the mobile game seeing net bookings grew...

Overwatch League releases statement regarding Activision Blizzard lawsuit

Source: Overwatch League The Overwatch League returned to action after a brief hiatus on Friday, and with that return, the Overwatch League finally broke their silence regarding the ongoing...

Coney: "People want to get back to Smash stuff. The offline scene I think is going to explode."

opinions about this. Amongst different games in esports like League of Legends, Counter-Strike, Overwatch — all incredibly different games — they for the most part have set commentary roles and they have...

Former employees come forward after Blizzard lawsuit reveals sexism, harassment

getting "blacklisted" by the Overwatch League. "I don't give a fuck about Twitter, or being popular, or getting heat, MY LIFE IS INVALUABLE. AND YOU NEARLY TOOK IT AWAY BECAUSE OF YOUR FRAGILE FUCKING...

Overwatch League announces in-person Grand Finals in LA, Playoffs in Dallas

Source: Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment The following was sent to Inven Global as press release The Overwatch League is excited to be one of the first esports leagues in the United States to...

Overwatch League community repulsed by explicit fan sign shown in broadcast

Source: Blizzard Overwatch League fans have been happy about the return of in-person audiences at matches. It allows for the original hometown pride and spirit the Overwatch League franchise...

GodsB leaves Hangzhou Spark with heartfelt goodbye as he looks for another Overwatch League team

very upsetting for Overwatch League fans. GodsB has been with Hangzhou Spark since 2018 as one of the original members. A lot of fans shared their memories of watching GodsB or wearing his jersey. "I...

Make every game a GG in the Secretlab D.Va chair

, Secret Lab has collaborated with some of the biggest names in gaming including League of Legends, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and esports orgs like Cloud9 and Team Liquid. At first glance, this seemed...

Pink sweater jerseys and a dream: How Runaway ascended (then fell)

first win in Contenders, the organization’s entire roster was signed by the Overwatch League expansion team the Vancouver Titans. They would go on to be a very strong team in the Overwatch League, very...

Packing10 and Overwatch community weigh in: Why is the Overwatch League dying?

Source: Overwatch League It's no surprise that the "Overwatch League is dying." Just ask anyone in the community, including fans. But the real conversation starts when people attempt to figure out...

Gen.G further indexes into intersection of professional esports and education

Marketing Officer. Other key promotions includeSilvia Hongas VP Operations for Gen.G Korea andJihun Leeas VP, GM in its Korea office for the League of Legends, PUBG and Overwatch League teams. The...

Esports orgs should do more with fashion than slap logos on t-shirts

printing it onto apparel, like the Overwatch League did in 2020. They are using the whole shirt, including the front, back, and even the sleeves to showcase design elements, and activating their designs...

"This is HUGE for Overwatch": Overwatch community responds to cross-play announcement

League commentator and esports personality Josh "Sideshow" Wilkinson said, "This is HUGE for Overwatch. There are two major keys to making the game bigger: crossplay and free-to-play. Can't wait to hit up...

[Opinion] Stop calling everything an esport

League happens across a five-minute match with possible overtime. Given this fact, esports cannot require a round-based format without jettisoning a significant number of competitive video game titles...

Call of Duty League announces return to LAN

Source: CDL The Call of Duty League officially announced on Monday that they will return to LAN format for Major IV which is set to take place on June 17-20. The event will be hosted by Dallas Empire...

GEN Pio on PUBG esports chicken rule: “Honestly, it’s really exhausting.”

games. When there was a new game, I always tried it out with my friends. I mostly played League of Legends or Overwatch before PUBG — the most popular games. How did you first become a pro gamer? At...