Atlas News, one of the biggest news sources in the fictional world of Overwatch, re-ran an article today that was originally published eight years ago. Morrison even confirmed that Overwatch had some suspicions as to who was behind the attack. We know from the Archives teaser that this year’s mission, known as Overwatch: Retribution, takes place eight years ago. Morrison, Reyes, and Amari were all getting a little grey and tired. In a couple of short years, Amari would be “Killed in Action”, and

The Overwatch League is no stranger to changes in format. After an exhausting 12 hour Saturday determined the victor of the league’s first stage, the league office quickly determined that their set up wasn’t quite ideal and switched playoffs to Sunday, rather than Saturday after the final regular stage games. Now, in the brief intermission between Stages Two and Three, there has been another change has been announced that will move the top four teams into playoffs. Now, all four of the top teams

Overwatch players may be tired of insta-locking Hanzos, but there’s hope on the horizon. Hanzo’s rework has been hotly anticipated over the last few weeks, and his new kit seems to be coming together. Jeff Kaplan shared some more details about how our favorite archer is coming along on the General Discussion forums in response to fans asking for a sneak peek. When it comes to visual effects for abilities that can take out most of a team, bigger is definitely better. Now that the big decisions ha

Overwatch players may be tired of insta-locking Hanzos, but there’s hope on the horizon. Hanzo’s rework has been hotly anticipated over the last few weeks, and his new kit seems to be coming together. Jeff Kaplan shared some more details about how our favorite archer is coming along on the General Discussion forums in response to fans asking for a sneak peek. When it comes to visual effects for abilities that can take out most of a team, bigger is definitely better. Now that the big decisions ha

The Overwatch World Cup competition returns for 2018 and qualifying matches for the annual worldwide tournament start today. At the end of Overwatch’s current competitive season, the top 20 countries will be invited to take part in the 2018 Overwatch World Cup. Here’s the schedule for the 2018 Overwatch World Cup:March-April: Country qualifiers (season nine of competitive play)Country qualifiers (season nine of competitive play) May: Qualifying countries form their National Competition Committee

The Overwatch World Cup competition returns for 2018 and qualifying matches for the annual worldwide tournament start today. At the end of Overwatch’s current competitive season, the top 20 countries will be invited to take part in the 2018 Overwatch World Cup. Here’s the schedule for the 2018 Overwatch World Cup:March-April: Country qualifiers (season nine of competitive play)Country qualifiers (season nine of competitive play) May: Qualifying countries form their National Competition Committee

After a thrilling, and highly unpredictable, second stage of the Overwatch League, the New York Excelsior have been crowned the champions in the league’s second ever Finals. While the actual Stage Two playoffs weren’t held until Sunday, the surprises started off earlier in the week. The first match of the day has the Fusion facing off against Stage One champions, the London Spitfire. In the Finals, the Fusion faced off against NYXL, who had spent the entire stage sitting atop the Overwatch Leagu

After a thrilling, and highly unpredictable, second stage of the Overwatch League, the New York Excelsior have been crowned the champions in the league’s second ever Finals. While the actual Stage Two playoffs weren’t held until Sunday, the surprises started off earlier in the week. The first match of the day has the Fusion facing off against Stage One champions, the London Spitfire. In the Finals, the Fusion faced off against NYXL, who had spent the entire stage sitting atop the Overwatch Leagu

The Dallas Fuel have once again found themselves on the wrong side of Blizzard’s Overwatch League discretion, this time due to the actions of player Son “Oge” Minseok, who has received a four game suspension for account boosting back in the summer of 2017. Account Boosting is a process in which one player is paid to take over another player’s account and increase the account’s skill rating in competitive play. This action is explicitly forbidden in the Overwatch League’s rules as well as in Bliz

Esports journalist and reporter Richard Lewis has released a copy of Blizzard’s official Overwatch League Rulebook and streaming guidelines on his website. These full rules should also help give fans a better understanding of the context behind the punishments issued by the League Office, Lewis says. In his post, Lewis also notes that he has received several copies of these rules despite Blizzard’s continuing refusal to release them publicly. In February, the Overwatch League released a truncate

The Dallas Fuel have once again found themselves on the wrong side of Blizzard’s Overwatch League discretion, this time due to the actions of player Son “Oge” Minseok, who has received a four game suspension for account boosting back in the summer of 2017. Account Boosting is a process in which one player is paid to take over another player’s account and increase the account’s skill rating in competitive play. This action is explicitly forbidden in the Overwatch League’s rules as well as in Bliz

When the Overwatch League works, it works. The big problem is that the Overwatch League is continually running into roadblocks around player conduct, expectations and culture. I had one topic on my mind: the demands of the Overwatch League environment and the potential effect on player health. Add in the fact that the Overwatch League is trying to set new standards in player conduct, and things get complicated. All hours accessFélix “xQc” Lengyel has become the case study for toxicity in the Ove

When the Overwatch League works, it works. The big problem is that the Overwatch League is continually running into roadblocks around player conduct, expectations and culture. I had one topic on my mind: the demands of the Overwatch League environment and the potential effect on player health. Add in the fact that the Overwatch League is trying to set new standards in player conduct, and things get complicated. All hours accessFélix “xQc” Lengyel has become the case study for toxicity in the Ove

It’s the last week of the Overwatch League’s second stage and that means that everyone has their eyes on Sunday’s playoffs. So, to figure out which teams are likely to make it into playoffs and which teams will be left out in the cold, here’s our full breakdown of the playoff picture for Stage Two. If New York wins both of their games this week, they’re guaranteed a spot in the Overwatch League Stage Two Finals. Heading into the week, there are three teams with a record of 6-2, but are all three

The last few months haven’t been easy for the Shanghai Dragons. The problems started with two of Shanghai Dragons’ newest players Lee “Fearless” Eui-Seok and Chon “Ado” Gihyeon, whose visas were caught up in the Chinese legal system. More recently, two of the teams starting players, Chao “Undead” Fang and premier DPS player Lu “Diya” Weida, have returned to China for the remainder of Stage Two. For Fang, the team cited “personal issues” as his reason for departing for the rest of the current Ove

Pepe, the cartoon frog originally created by Matt Furie, may be the Overwatch League’s most controversial ban yet. A spokesperson for the Overwatch League has confirmed that the teams participating in the League are discouraged from using Pepe the Frog in promotional or social materials. “The Overwatch League discourages the use of symbols and imagery which are associated with or used by hate groups, including Pepe the Frog. We likewise ask the same of Overwatch League teams and players on their

The last few months haven’t been easy for the Shanghai Dragons. The problems started with two of Shanghai Dragons’ newest players Lee “Fearless” Eui-Seok and Chon “Ado” Gihyeon, whose visas were caught up in the Chinese legal system. More recently, two of the teams starting players, Chao “Undead” Fang and premier DPS player Lu “Diya” Weida, have returned to China for the remainder of Stage Two. For Fang, the team cited “personal issues” as his reason for departing for the rest of the current Ove

The Overwatch League is gearing up for the last week of Stage Two, and that means Stages Three and Four are right around the corner. In preparation, Blizzard has started selling tickets for the event already and is including a few new packages for fans. The first of these packages is the Season Pass, which will sell for $600 ($15/day), and get fans into every Overwatch League match in Stages Three and Four as well as the Stage Finals for both. Blizzard is also introducing the Weekday Pass which

Sombra’s recent rework was meant to make her less of a utility support who focuses her hacking on enemy opponents instead of nearby health packs. The only problem with that rework seems to be that she’s hacking a little too well. Sombra’s hack is not only faster, but it cuts off a pretty wide range of effects. Pharah can’t fly, Lucio can’t play his songs, and Mercy can’t glide with her beautiful angelic wings. Any time Sombra’s hack is interrupted by damage, hacking will go on cooldown for 2 sec

Sombra’s recent rework was meant to make her less of a utility support who focuses her hacking on enemy opponents instead of nearby health packs. The only problem with that rework seems to be that she’s hacking a little too well. Sombra’s hack is not only faster, but it cuts off a pretty wide range of effects. Pharah can’t fly, Lucio can’t play his songs, and Mercy can’t glide with her beautiful angelic wings. Any time Sombra’s hack is interrupted by damage, hacking will go on cooldown for 2 sec