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The nations' competition committee for the 2018 Overwatch World Cup has been finally revealed with some interesting names in the mix including popular YouTubers, content creators, an Overwatch League team coaches and even a pro team manager. Following the appointment of these committee members, the participating teams will move to its formation ...
By Team KKP|May 26, 2018|2 Comments
Since Overwatch Free Weekend is back this weekend, we figure it would be of the community's best interest if us, veterans (but not that great players) in Overwatch to share some in-game wisdom to all you folks planning to dip your toes and try out the game this week. While these tips aren't surefire ways to win the game, they will definitely improv...
Blizzard earlier today just revealed some really interesting info ahead of its free weekend event which kicks off Saturday, May 26th 2018. Highlighting the achievements Overwatch achieved in its short history where they amassed over 40million players, the game has gone a long way since its release on May 24th 2016. Check it out: To celebrate its se...
By Kenn Leandre|May 23, 2018|1 Comment
As Blizzard celebrates the second anniversary of their hero shooter game, Overwatch, those who are yet to pick up the game due to financial constraints may finally have the perfect reason to do so between now and June 12th as Blizzard are slashing US$20 off the game on PC. Originally retailing at US$39.99 and US$59.99 for Standard and Legendary Edi...
By Kenn Leandre|May 23, 2018|2 Comments
Overwatch League Stage 1 winners London Spitfire have placed four players in the inactive list as they sought to double down on their playoff push following a string of poor performances and results. In a statement released earlier today, the team which consisted of OGN APEX Season 3 Runners-Up Cloud9 KongDoo and Season 4 Winners, GC Busan has put ...
The 2018 Overwatch Anniversary event is supposed to drop in two days but the hero skins we are set to get this time around have already been leaked via posts on Reddit and Imgur. These leaks follow earlier reveals last week where we were teased of a new Junkrat skin which we dubbed 'Searat' while the soon to be released Symmetra skin, Magician S...
The rewards for the Overwatch League All-Access Pass for May is now redeemable in-game. Teased at the end of Stage 3, the twelve 'away hero skins' is now available for selection for those who signed up for the All-Access Pass. Not sure what the deal entail? We discussed it in depth here. If you have signed up, head over to Twitch, sync your Twitch ...
By Kenn Leandre|May 15, 2018|0 Comment
Blizzard have officially confirmed that this year's Overwatch Anniversary event is set to kick off from May 23rd through June 12th  for all platforms, PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Along with that were a host of reveals which include:  NEW ITEMS The Anniversary event will include more than 50 new items, including 8 new Legendary skins and...
Overwatch will again be free to play for everyone next week, between May 25th- May 28th 2018 for all platforms; PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Those who are yet to own the game can take part in the free-to-play weekend and will get to enjoy the full game experience; A full roster of 27 heroes and 18 maps available for play in a variety of modes, including Q...
By Kenn Leandre|May 12, 2018|0 Comment
Remember those pirate-themed hero skins - Roadhog's Mako and Ana's Corsair ? Well guess what - we may be getting another pirate-themed hero skin in the upcoming Overwatch Anniversary event as a leak suggests that Junkrat will receive a skin most befitting to his pegleg. First released by Youtube Channel Sepjir , the short video (we believe was i...
Since hero 27, Brigette Lindholm was made available for Competitive Mode on Overwatch, the scene is rife with folks calling for her nerf and declaring the new support-tank hybrid hero as being broken and even overpowered. But is she? Today we are going to dissect this argument, suggest ways on how to counter her and decide whether she really is...
By Kenn Leandre|May 8, 2018|0 Comment
The Boston Uprising has announced the departure of their coach, Dae-hee "Crusty" Park who joined San Francisco Shock as Head Coach. After guiding the team to a perfect 10-0 record in Stage 3 which was also part of their record-setting 15-match unbeaten streak stretching all the way to Stage 2, Crusty was "was granted permission to explore new op...
The Boston Uprising had all the momentum and intention to stamp their mark as the new big boys in the Overwatch League but the boys of New York Excelsior had other ideas. While the Uprising came into the final stage playoff on a 15-match unbeaten streak following their win over the Gladiators earlier in the day, the NYXL have been relatively quiet ...
Korean-based Detonator KR has been crowned the first ever champions of Overwatch Contenders Pacific after defeating Australian-based Blank Esports at the Blizzard Arena in Taipei yesterday. Easily two of the most dominant teams in the OWC Pacific region, both teams didn't drop a single set en route to the Grand Final. Group A champions with a 5-0 r...
No one predicted it but it finally came true. The Boston Uprising has created history by becoming the first ever team to score a perfect 10-0 record in a regular Overwatch League stage following their 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Gladiators yesterday. With that win, they not only secured the top spot in Stage 3, but also a rematch against the Gladi...
The list of the 24 teams set to compete in the 2018 Overwatch World Cup Group Stages is out, along with the groupings for each of the qualifiers which are set to take place in four locations around the globe. Check them out: The final list was determined selecting 20 countries with the highest average skill rating (SR) of each country’s ...
Overwatch's latest map, Rialto which have been playable on the Public Test Realm for a while now will finally be available to all come May 3rd 2018 for everyone, but won't be included in Competitive Mode yet. According to Blizzard, "the map will not be available in the Competitive Play rotation until a future patch. This will help provide the commu...
It was a bittersweet day for Overwatch players as they bid adieu to one of the more fun special events in the game's short history as Blizzard draws the curtains on the Archives event. After three weeks of rampaging through Rialto, Venice, the story mode retelling the BlackWatch mission that started the ball rolling is no longer playable. Along wit...
By Kenn Leandre|April 30, 2018|0 Comment
Season 1 of Pacific Overwatch Contenders reaches its conclusion this week as four teams battle it out in the semi-finals and final rounds of the tournament. Having qualified past the group stages and successfully outplaying other competitors, the four teams vying for the cash prize and a step closer to careers in the big time - the Overwatch League...
Earlier today, Geoff Goodman from the Overwatch Development team revealed the reworks set to happen to our favorite support character, Symmetra. Discussing the changes on the Blizzard Forum, Goodman revealed several new features that will change how the character is played. We condensed everything in an easy-to-read format for your reading pleasure...
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