Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is borrowing from Counter-Strike, Overwatch, and Siege
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s beta has kicked back into action, and this time it is on PC and Xbox One as well....
Overwatch League adding teams in Atlanta and Guangzhou
Activision Blizzard announced today during its financial results for 2018’s second quarter that Overwatch League is adding two new teams: Atlanta and Guangzhou, China. Overwatch...
Conjure Strike hands-on — this mix of Overwatch and Dota 2 shows team shooters work in VR
When I played Megalith at E3, it was a little bit of a revelation for me. Intuitively I knew that hero shooter-style games, or rather...
Overwatch’s new adorable hamster hero Wrecking Ball goes live July 24
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that Overwatch‘s newest hero, Wrecking Ball, will be playable on July 24. This is Overwatch’s 28th character. Overwatch launched in...
Overwatch League is coming to ESPN, ABC, and other Disney channels
Disney and Blizzard Entertainment are partnering to bring Overwatch League to Disney-owned channels, such as ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2, and Disney XD. Overwatch League...
Blockchain can solve the lootbox problem
For roughly 10 years, loot boxes have come to play increasingly important role in the business models of game developers and publishers. In fact,...
Overwatch raises over $12.7 million for breast cancer charity
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that it raised over $12.7 million for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation from selling a special Pink Mercy skin for its...
Overwatch’s next hero is a cute hamster in a mech ball of death
Overwatch teased its next hero on its Twitter account today with a short video. It looks like this PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC...
Overwatch Symmetra rework, endorsements, and grouping patch is now live
A new patch for Overwatch went live today that brings significant features and changes to Blizzard Entertainment‘s team-based shooter on PC, PlayStation 4, and...
Game biz analyst Michael Pachter takes on E3, esports madness, and cloud gaming
Michael Pachter, currently at Wedbush Securities, has been an analyst on video games for decades, and he is never shy about sharing his opinions...