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The Overwatch League personnel merry go round continues as more team announcements and player movements were made. A few days back, to the *cough* shock of many, the San Francisco Shock announced the departure of their DPS main, Dante "Danteh" Cruz to the Houston Outlaws via trade for GG Esports Academy main tank player Yoo ‘Smurfâ€â...
The Bangkok Qualifier for the 2018 Overwatch World Cup kicks off today as six more teams vie for two playoff spots at this year's BlizzCon. After two earlier stages which saw host countries South Korea and United States joined by Finland and Canada respectively, the Thailand stage appears to be the hardest one to call yet, with at least five of the...
Two North American giants team USA and 2017 Overwatch World Cup Runners-Up Canada breezed their way to the final eight stage of the 2018 Overwatch World Cup as both teams brushed aside pretenders at the Los Angeles Group Stages last weekend. Coming in as the highest rank North American team since the USA are considered as hosts, the star-studded Ca...
The rumors are true and we will see 20 teams duke it out globally come Season 2 of the Overwatch League. As confirmed by the league's official Twitter account last night, eight teams, with three of those being from mainland China will join Paris, Toronto, Washington, Atlanta and Vancouver will be part of the new extended Overwatch League family. W...
The Seoul Dynasty shocked the Overwatch League scene today when they announced the release of three players, including two-time OGN APEX and Overwatch World Cup winner Jin-hyuk "Miro" Gong getting the axe. Joining Miro are Support main Gi-do "Gido" Mun and DPS Seok-woo "Wekeed" Choi. We at #SeoulDynasty would like to thank Go...
It was a crazy day on the Overwatch League transfer newsfront as a number of players say goodbye to their respective teams. With teams aiming to improve on their first season performances, it didn't come as a surprise how some teams opted to start afresh in a bid do better in Season 2. So it didn't come as a surprise to see the Shanghai Dragons rel...
(Updated 03/09/2018) With the inaugural season of the Overwatch League firmly behind us, the scene moves on to the transfer period where teams are able to sign and release players in preparation for Season 2. With the start date of Season 2 still unconfirmed, here are the details we know so far regarding player movements: August 1st: Teams are allo...
You've seen it in the animated short, salivate on the prospects of owning that D.Va Nano Cola skin and guess what? Now you can! Starting today, Blizzard is rewarding players in-game items related to D.Va in a variety of ways. First up - and the most straightforward of it all; just play Overwatch and win games. Win nine matches on any mode (Qui...
There are tons of Overwatch news this week and since us folks at Kakuchopurei.com are also swamped - being in Jakarta for the Asian Games, we decided to compile everything under one roof for a quickfire, bite-sized (but still informative) Overwatch roundup. New Cinematic! Yes we reported this earlier in the week; Blizzard just released their ...
The San Francisco Shock earlier today announced that they have parted ways with three players; Hitscan specialist André 'iddqd' Dahlström, Rein main David 'nomy' Ramirez and Lucio specialist, Daniel 'dhaK' MartÃÂnez. Today we say goodbye to three amazing players and friends, @Nomy @daitchaK @iddqd, who made history with us this year ...
The gift just keep on coming as not only Blizzard released a new animated short focusing on D.Va today, they also revealed the latest map set to drop soon, a Control Map called Busan. Sharing similar aesthetics of Hanamura and Lijiang Tower but with a dash of Korean flavor to it, Busan looks to be the most beautiful Control Map on Overwatch to date...
The latest Overwatch short is out and this time around, focuses on our favorite Dorit- munching Meka pilot, Hana 'D.Va' Song. Entitled 'Shooting Star', the animated short focuses on D.Va's heroics saving the city of Busan from a surprise attack from the omnics. Check it out. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7j2d6YCQbg&w=560&h=315] ...
With Dota 2 International season being the highlight this week, we're very sure that other new esports teams will want to jump in on this for next year's grand Dota 2 tournament, or even on any other esports-worthy game. But where should you start? What are the legal knowhows you need to know before forming a team so that you don't sign the wrong ...
In a 'why didn't they think of it earlier' sort of transfer, former London Spitfire and Los Angeles Gladiators main tank, Chan-hyung "Fissure" Baek has joined the Seoul Dynasty for an undisclosed fee. The move was confirmed via both Gladiators and Dynasty Twitter accounts thus vindicating Rod 'Slasher' Breslau's tweet in July which suggested tha...
Defending and two-time world champions South Korea met expectations as they dominantly qualified for the playoff stages of the Overwatch World Cup with a 5-0 record during the Incheon Stage last weekend. They will be accompanied by the Finnish team who finished second with a 4-1 record, having barely lose to the Koreans 2-3 in their thrilling, five...
With Diablo III making headway onto Nintendo Switch this year, we do wonder if other top Blizzard titles will make the portable-slash-big-screen cut. According to a GameSpot interview with D3 senior producer Pete Stilwell, Overwatch is technically feasible on Nintendo's current console. "Anything is within the realm of possibility. Our team was gi...
The 2018 Overwatch World Cup kicks off this weekend as six teams converge in Incheon, South Korea to battle it out for the two top spots that will guarantee them a place in the playoff stages at Blizzcon. Hosts and two-time defending champions, South Korea which is made up mostly of the boys from NYXL are favorites to fill in one of the slots, leav...
Picking your main hero in Overwatch is never easy. It entails finding the hero you are comfortable, in-tuned and resonate with the most, bundled into one. Which got us thinking; what's the hero picking trend in the SEA region? Do we jive with the global pick rates or do gamers over here have our own preference? In first of (hopefully) many more sim...
RunAway displayed true grit coming back from being down three maps to win the Grand Finals of the Korean Overwatch Contenders Season 2 yesterday. Going against another team well accustomed at losing out at the last hurdle, KongDoo Panthera, it was back and forth action paired with roller-coaster of emotions as both teams who are known for their...
Whip out those summer clothing (what am I talking about - it's always summer here in Asia!) and put on those trainers as the Overwatch Summer Games is now in full swing til the end of the month (31st August). As usual, you can expect new skins which were teased for the past few weeks, a new Lúcioball map - Busa Stadium - and the return...
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