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In a heartfelt message that marks the end of an era, Toronto Defiant, the Overwatch 2 team many Canadians rallied behind, has announced it will be stepping away from competition for the 2025 season. The news comes from Adam Adamou, Co-founder and CEO of OverActive Media, the organisation behind the Defiant. In a statement shared on social media, Ad...
Activision Blizzard has announced that Overwatch League teams will vote to decide the fate of the league at the end of this season amidst layoffs in their esports division. This was revealed in the second quarter of the company's 2023 financial results. The report states: During the second quarter, we amended certain terms of our collaborative...
Back in December, Blizzard announced the return and fifth instalment of the Overwatch World Cup will be taking place for the first time since 2019. The United States, as the current champion, and South Korea, with three previous wins, aim to defend their title in the competition, but the release of Overwatch 2 introduces new teams to the field. ...
After a contract extension with NetEase failed, Overwatch 2 and other Blizzard titles have been officially taken offline in China. This has left the Overwatch League teams based in China in uncertainty as the game is no longer playable in the country. https://twitter.com/ChengduHunters/status/1617556422912528385 The shutdown of Blizzard games...
Imagine finding out that you lost your job on social media. That's exactly what happened to Overwatch League player Sang-min “Myunb0ng” Seo, who was a support player for New York Excelsior. He discovered that he was fired via an official tweet from New York Excelsior, which bid him goodbye. That tweet and Seo's response to it have been dele...
A major Overwatch 2 team is planning on leaving the Overwatch League. According to a number of sources (via GG Recon) the team Washington Justice is currently decreasing its competitive cost as it has lost confidence in the Overwatch League due to its uncertain financial prospects. The organization plans to sell all of its OWL players to recoup ...
Southeast Asians finally have another team to support as the Los Angeles Gladiators sign Thai DPS prodigy turned VALORANT player, Patiphan "Partiphan" Chaiwong. For the majority of his notoriety as the next best DPS, Patiphan was underage as the OWL has a minimum age requirement of 18 years old to participate in the league. For more on the Over...
It looks like things aren't looking so good for Overwatch League team Chengdu Hunters. According to multiple sources (via Dexerto), the esports organization and team might lose a number of key players ahead of the new season as they attempt to balance its books and making budget cuts. Examples of this include the recent departure of assistant co...
Overwatch League team Philadelphia Fusion top player Kimm "Alarm" Kyeong-Bo has died. He was 20 years old. No news and details have been disclosed concerning the Overwatch player's causes of death. Philadelphia Fusion published the following statement about the player below: "We are devastated and heartbroken to hear about Kim ‘Alarmâ€...
During the Overwatch League pre-show, Overwatch 2 lead hero designer Geoff Goodman showed off some new details about the series' DPS characters Sombra and Bastion. We got a peek at Sombra's new outfit a few months ago, but now we get to see her new kit. Sombra The big goal for Sombra in part 2 is reducing her crowd control effects and increasi...
Turns out COVID-19 and its delta variant still does not care about your live events. As such, the Overwatch League announced today that its live postseason events will be cancelled. Instead, the events will be replaced by a Hawaii-based postseason model, just like the ones used during the 2021 season. Blizzard will be using Hawaii and its Univer...
T-Mobile was one of the biggest sponsors of the Overwatch League and Call Of Duty League. According to CharlieIntel, the company’s logo has apparently been removed from the sponsorship section of the websites for both esports leagues. You can check for yourselves at the official websites for the Overwatch League and Call Of Duty League. A...
The Overwatch League will wrap up its 2021 season with a return to live events this September. The post-season will start on 4th September with online regional play-in matches leading to a double elimination playoff bracket on 16 September. The Grand Finals will be on 25 September. Both the playoffs and Grand Finals will be played in front of a ...
Activision Blizzard just hosted its Overwatch 2 Player VS Player livestream update, and it's a doozy for those used to the 6v6 format. According to the new Overwatch game director Aaron Keller, the teams in Overwatch 2's PvP will be reduced from 6 players to 5. "Overwatch has changed over time. We’ve gone from having no hero limits...to ...
The Overwatch League 2021 Season began in April 2021 and will run until August 2021, culminating in the Countdown Cup Tournament (you can check out the full schedule here). With the new season heating up, teams are snatching up new recruits and players to bolster their power. Kim “Pine†Do-hyeon has joined Dallas Fuel. Their first ma...
Back in April, Overwatch player Jong-ryeol "Saebyeolbe" Park, who is from Overwatch League team Seoul Dynasty, ruffled a lot of feathers with his criticism of Chinese censorship during a Twitch live stream in April. This resulted in a boycott from certain Chinese teams, which recently ended. Previously, Saebyeolbe and his team were boycotted by ...
Chinese Overwatch League’s Chengdu Hunters, Guangzhou Charge, Shanghai Dragons, and Hangzhou Spark have allegedly announced that they will refuse to participate in any activities including Seoul Dynasty’s main DPS, Saebyeolbe. According to Dot Esports, this comes after controversial comments were made on Saebyeolbe’s stream ...
If you want to watch Overwatch League in a live and offline setting, you can. The problem? You need to be in China to do just that. The Overwatch League has announced live match events called Homestands, which are returning during the 2021 season. Again, only in China. "Due to improved health and safety conditions in China, we are excited to an...
The Asian hate crimes in the US are prevalent even in esports. Overwatch League Dallas Fuel player Lee “Fearless†Eui-seok spokes out about the racism and harassment he has faced while in the United States. When asked by a fan during a live stream on Twitch about what it’s been like for him since moving to Texas earlier in 202...
Sad news for shooter fans: Activision Blizzard is going to rework its esports division and it's not for the better. According to a Sports Business Journal interview, Activision Blizzard Esports will be restructuring its organization, which means laying off about 50 people in the company. The group's top executive Tony Petitti said this is a resu...
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