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As more leaks surrounding the debut of Overwatch 2 keep trickling down our newsfeed, we're greeted with yet another alarming piece of news. ESPN Esports has reported that Overwatch 2 will finally be unveiled at BlizzCon 2019. https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/1188477659719884804?s=20 The news comes from esports consultant Rod "Slasher" Breslau w...
Blizzcon 2019 will take place this coming weekend from 2 to 3 November 2019. We still don't know what Blizzard has in store for this year's edition of its biggest annual event, especially with the company still under fire for the recent incident where Hearthstone pro player Blitzchung was suspended and stripped of his prize money after being caught...
In late July, the world lost one of the most important figures in StarCraft 2 esports history. Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson passed away due to sudden illness, leaving many family members, friends, and people in the StarCraft 2 community heartbroken. Paying tribute to Geoff's legacy, Blizzard has announced an iNcontroL Commemorative Bundle for StarCra...
It's official, I guess? Does "our suspicions are confirmed" sound about right? There's going to be a Diablo 4 according to this alleged bit of news. Website Gamestar.de reported (via Reddit) that a new artbook, "The Art of Diablo", will be released shortly after this year's BlizzCon. The ad on an upcoming issue of Gamestar magazine, due out 23rd O...
Sources close to ESPN are reporting that Overwatch League team Seoul Dynasty is currently working on picking up two players from rival team London Spitfire in an unprecedented transfer move ahead of the upcoming 2020 season. Those two London Spitfire players are reportedly none other than Jae-hee "Gesture" Hong and Joon-yeong "Profit" Park, both o...
Following the recent controversy regarding Hong Kong Hearthstone player Chung 'blitzchung' Ng Wai's suspension from the Hearthstone Grandmasters, Hong Kong's Overwatch Team Fire Dragons took some time to discuss their future plans. A recent announcement from their Twitter page has confirmed that the Fire Dragons will continue to participate in the...
In a recent announcement from the Team Malaysia Overwatch Twitter page, the team's General Manager Kenn Leandre has broke the news that the team won't be participating in the 2019 Overwatch World Cup (OWWC). https://twitter.com/malaysiaowwc/status/1184289837018423296?s=20 The primary reason why the team has decide to withdrawn is because they've ...
Blizzard is supposed to hold a massive Overwatch Nintendo Switch launch party event at the Nintendo World Store in New York City, US, on Wednesday, 16 October 2019. However, it seems that the developer/publisher has suddenly cancelled the upcoming event via a tweet earlier today. Please be aware that the previously announced Overwatch launch event...
Following the controversy which began with Hong Kong Hearthstone player Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai's political statements, many people within the esports industry have been engaging in discussions concerning China and the Hong Kong protests which are still happening to this day. ESL co-CEO and co-founder Ralf Reichert has instructed his employees t...
Blizzard has finally issued a follow-up statement regarding the punishment dished out towards Hong Kong Hearthstone player Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai for his politically-charged statement. President of Blizzard Entertainment J. Allen Brack wrote a blogpost not just to announce the reduction of Chung's punishment but also to provide further clarific...
The current debacle regarding Hong Kong Hearthstone player Chung 'blitzchung' Ng Wei is still the hottest topic in gaming and esports. The Hong Kong Overwatch Team, Fire Dragons, is aware of the controversy and is currently discussing their future plans. https://twitter.com/OWTeamHongKong/status/1182158587021258753?s=20 In a recent tweet from the...
The recent debacle concerning Hong Kong Hearthstone player Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai's suspension has motivated many people to boycott Blizzard. One of those people is Mark Kern, a former Blizzard employee who helped make World of Warcraft, Diablo 2, and Starcraft. In a Twitter thread posted recently, Mark announced that he's giving up on playing ...
Update 9/10/19: Australian game studio Immutable has offered to pay blitzchung all of the prize money he lost (a total that ranges from US$7,000 to US$10,000) plus a ticket to their upcoming Gods Unchained World Championship which has racked up a prize pool of US$500,000. According to Kotaku, blitzchung has responded to the offer but it's still u...
If you're a big fan of science fiction, then you've probably heard of Nicky Drayden or at least her award-winning novel The Prey of Gods, a story that takes place in futuristic South Africa. The upcoming Overwatch novel titled The Hero of Numbani is written by Drayden and it also takes place in a futuristic African setting. The story will focus on...
"We don't have any plans at the moment to do PC." *Crowd starts booing* "Do you guys not have phones?!" The above isn't some minor segment from a comedy sketch. It's exactly the exchange we all saw at BlizzCon 2018 when the Diablo team came on stage for the Diablo: Immortal Q&A session. To put it in simple terms, Diablo fans were pissed off. ...
It's one more month until BlizzCon 2019 happens, and we can't wait to see what's in store for the annual Blizzard-themed games show. Right now though, we have a bunch of cool new freebies from this year's Virtual Ticket. Basically, this ticket will let you watch ALL of the streams on the BlizzCon official site. If you don't have this, you'll only ...
Blizzard released a rather large PTR patch recently, stating that this is leading up to a "remaster" of the game's mechanics and playstyle. Long story short, it's going to change up a load of heroes. These include tweaks to recent hero Sigma, nerfs to Baptiste's Immortality Field, and Symmetra's Sentry Turret. At the same time, buffs were given to...
Following the upcoming release of Overwatch for Nintendo Switch this October, fans are speculating whether their intrepid FPS heroes and support may make an appearance on Nintendo fighting game Super Smash Bros. Turns out the Overwatch folks have weighed in on the possibilities. According to an Inverse interview, producers Wes Yanagi and Andrew Bo...
Update: Nintendo officially revealed in their September Nintendo Direct showcase that Overwatch will be out 15th October. We took out the [Report] from the title. Update: Just hours before Nintendo Direct 2019, Kotaku has reported more leaks that further confirm that Overwatch is coming to Switch. This includes a retail listing that states 18 Octo...
Blizzard has just announced a new solo Adventure called Tombs of Terror for their popular digital card game Hearthstone. In the latest Hearthside Chat video, Hearthstone game designer Ryan Collins takes some time to talk about what players can expect in Tombs of Terror. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM6DADC7poA&w=560&h=315] Sto...
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