With Summer just a day away, many in the Northern Hemisphere look to escape their home prisons and unwind. 2020 has been a wild year so far. Threats of War, Australian Fires, COVID 19, and a civil rights movement (BLM) are just four key moments in 2020. With warmer days ahead, many plan to unwind this summer whether it be by the pool or out on a lawn chair. While protocols and restrictions are sta...[Read More]
Renowned designer and streetwear powerhouse Jeff Staple and The Overwatch League™ recently announced their collaboration to create and redesign an authentic player kit for esports. Designed with feedback from Overwatch League players to create a look and feel unique to both traditional sports and esports, the new kit will feature “elevated fabrics, premium graphic application, new sid...[Read More]
There has been a lot of new that has surfaced from tonight’s Nintendo Direct! Some news came as a complete surprise, while others were already known due to being leaked ahead of schedule. One of those leaks happened to be that Overwatch is coming to the Nintendo Switch!
For months, the gaming community has ridiculed Sony for its lack of cross-platform play. Compared to its counterparts, Sony’s PlayStation 4 has limited options that have their community feeling frustrated. While Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC users can play a few games with one another, PS4 members have less than a handful. With Cross-Play being a current hot topic, Sony has finally crack...[Read More]
We’ve all been there: sprinting around a corner in an online FPS, only to get hosed out of no where by another player who literally saw us a split-second sooner thanks to an unfortunate bout of 300ms ping. Or maybe it was a raid in a favorite MMO, where the healer simply didn’t get the information that our health was nosediving until it was a just too late. Perhaps MOBAs are your thing instead, an...[Read More]
Despite my loathing for it starting the shitstorm that is loot boxes, I have rather enjoyed spending evenings just playing Overwatch with my buddies. Since Sombra, every time a new hero comes out I find myself pulled right back into that game. I can’t really call myself a fan of the game, but damn if its not fun socially! Moira is the next hero to join the roster, bringing a mix of sorcery a...[Read More]
Overwatch game director, Jeff Kapan, announced today in a developer update video some big changes coming for certain heroes, especially Mercy. As many know, Mercy’s Ultimate ability, Resurrect, allows her to revive multiple dead teammates within a certain range. This new update, live now in PTR, will make Resurrect a common second ability next to her Guardian Angel skill. Moving this skill a...[Read More]
During Gamescom 2017, Blizzard revealed a brand new map in the Australian Outback named Junkertown. This will be an escort map, and was once “home sweet home” for Junkrat and Roadhog. In a animated short that accompanies this announcement, we learn that that they were exiled by the Queen of Junkertown, and need to devise a plan to get back in and get their revenge. It’s quite fun...[Read More]
After months of waiting, the legendary gauntlet wearing villain Doomfist is joining the fight. Overwatch‘s new character has been teased since before the release of Overwatch. Overwatch‘s new character is now available to play on Blizzard’s public test region. How will the new character shake things up and what hero will be able to stop the villain.
Blizzard is no stranger to teasing new features and updates for games, and tonight was no different. The Overwatch Twitter page has just tweeted out the following; “[BREAKING UPDATE] For the first time in years, new details emerge about the possible fate of Horizon Lunar Colony.” When you click on the attached link, it takes you to a page that talks about a Lucheng Interstellar press c...[Read More]
With over 30 million people playing Overwatch, it’s no surprise that many gamers enjoy a particular element of the game. That element?
Cosplay is a huge part of every PAX event. Overwatch, League of Legends, Mario, Zelda, Deadpool, Kingdom Hearts, and too many others to list were all represented this year. It would be impossible to photograph everyone, but here a few of the passionate, amazing fans who make conventions like PAX so colorful.