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Widowmaker's soft side, Chloé Hollings: "A selfie is a hug, an autograph is a conversation"

I was sitting in my favorite coffee shop across the street from Blizzard Arena LA, aka the Overwatch League Studio. Naturally, I was writing about video games when I noticed bothDarin De Paul, the...

Christopher 'MonteCristo' Mykles: Caster, Analyst, the Living Witness of Global Esports, and Conductor of the Korean Hype Train

, Starcraft 2, and Vainglory. Later, he joined the Overwatch APEX as the global caster and did a great job commentating when there weren’t any apparent guidelines for commentating in early Overwatch...

Shanghai Dragons Release Their Main Dps, Undead - Will There Be a Change Made to Their Best Lineup?

future career.” Undead made his debut in the Gold Series Overwatch League in 2016 and was selected for the Overwatch World Cup 2017, being praised as the top DPS in China. He entered the Shanghai...

Overwatch World Cup 2018 Announced- Changes Made to the Committee & Player Qualification

Details on the qualifications for the 2018 Overwatch World Cup were announced on March 27th. This year’s OWWC, just like the last one, will have the Group Stages hosted in 4 countries, and teams that...

The Champions, LA Down and Lone Star Proud – OWL Stage 2 Week 5 Top (and Flop) Moments

debut of their players – finishing in a 4-0, we were rewarded with some high quality Overwatch, starting right away on Wednesday, with the Fusion beginning its journey towards the playoffs with an...

"Inside Valiant" is the latest in esports' misplaced, harmful pursuit of transparency

Pro gamers’ – and more specifically, pro Overwatch League players’ – lives are the subject of constant public spectacle, criticism, and adoration. Between streaming; personal and team Discords...

Fissure: "I told (the Gladiators) to scout Void because he is good at D.Va and can handle Roadhog and Zarya."

Following a strong run in Stage 2 of the Overwatch League, which saw them narrowly missing the playoffs following an expected loss to the Boston Uprising in the final match of the week, the Los...

New York Excelsior beat Philadelphia Fusion and claimed, "It was scary to face against Carpe’s Widowmaker."

It was a valuable win after a close contest. New York Excelsior and Philadelphia Fusion collided in the Stage 2 finals of the Overwatch League - Inaugural Season 2017-2018 at Blizzard Arena on March...

Overwatch PTR Newest Update sees changes to D.Va, Mei, Reaper, Moira and Zenyatta

Overwatch’s PTR has a new update available for testing, bringing some changes to several heroes – including nerfs to D.Va and Zenyatta, very popular meta picks right now. Apart from balance changes...

Dallas Fuel's Turning Point: Seagull's D.Va shows up and Coach KyKy reveals all.

good balance. -Moving forward with a new mindset KyKy noted that when they won Overwatch Contenders, they got complacent. This aligns very closely to a statement EFFECT made during his Inven AMA...

Physical fitness is the big brain play of the Overwatch League

too often seen as the anti-thesis to gaming – a realm adjacent to esports and never overlapping – but for pro players in the Overwatch League looking to optimize their performance, the stereotypical...

Just 14 days after his Dallas Fuel pick up, OGE is suspended for four matches.

Just moments ago, The Overwatch League announced this official verdict on an apparent "account boosting" scheme that OGE was apart of: "As of today, the Dallas Fuel player Minseok “OGE” Son is...

Matilda Smedius, voice of Brigitte: "I was reading a line that said something like: 'escort the payload' and I freaked out by myself in the studio."

huge cat person myself and, while I don’t love working out, I do love food! Have you had a chance to meet with any other Overwatch voice actors? I have not met any of the other voice actors

Heroes of the Dorm live event located at Blizzard Arena on May 12, $1 million challenge available to fans

future. The Overwatch League has made the Blizzard Arena home since its creation back in October of 2017. As far as the future of the Heroes of the Dorm event, Rosen sees hurdles that still need to...

Interview with Overwatch Devs on Brigitte: “Counterpick to Dive Comp”

Brigitte, the new hero many Overwatch fans have been looking forward to, will be added to the live server on March 20th. Brigitte is the daughter of Torbjörn and apprentice to Reinhardt, the first...

NYXL's Pavane reflects on stage 1: "I want my players to play perfectly."

Hyeon-sang "Pavane" Yu is one of the original coaches in Korean Overwatch. He was a founding member of LuxuryWatchBlue, the team that eventually became New York Excelsior. More so than any other...

Reaper and Mei slated for buffs in next PTR

In a thread on the Battle.net forums, Overwatch Developer Geoff Goodman took to answering Brigitte related questions concerning future balance and meta implications. One of the questions asked which...

Brigitte is officially live on Overwatch servers, but will she change the meta?

against dive, Brigitte? Regardless of whether or not Brigitte is as powerful as anti-dive players hope, she very likely won't be seen in the Overwatch League until the next stage, as players have not had...

Duel of Titans, Campings and 5Ks - OWL Stage 2 Week 4 Top (and Flop) Moments

Off the stage, it was a relatively normal (but not without controversy) week for the Overwatch League, which gave us the opportunity to focus exclusively about what was happening in game. Week 4 was...

Enter the Minds of Authentic Change Makers - IGEC "Esports Deep Dive" First Agendas and Special Tournaments Information have been released

how Hearthstone became successful. ■ The Future of the KSV Esports Pro Team - Arnold Hur (Chief Growth Officer at KSV) - Having recently made teams for League of Legends, Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm...